Sweet & Sour Pork Meatballs
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Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (558.6 g)
- Calories 891.4
- Total Fat - 42.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.7 g
- Cholesterol - 347.5 mg
- Sodium - 1472 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 74.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10.1 g
- Sugars - 18.7 g
- Protein - 54.7 g
- Calcium - 179.2 mg
- Iron - 6.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 61.4 mg
- Thiamin - 1.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Place the bread in a bowl and cover with the milk and set aside for 2 minutes to soak and then squeeze out the milk and place the bread in a large bowl.
Step 2
Add the pork mince, shallot, ginger, garlic, cornflour, egg and 1 tablespoon soy sauce to the bread mixture and using your hands to mix gently to combine and then season.
Step 3
Roll tablespoonfuls of the mixture into balls and transfer to a plate.
Step 4
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and add the meatballs, in batches, and cook, tossing, for 8 minutes or until golden and then transfer to a separate plate.
Step 5
Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the pan over medium-high heat and add the onion and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until slightly softened and then reduce heat to low and add the pineapple and juice from the can, tomato sauce, vinegar, sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce and bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to medium and add the meatballs and cook, stirring, for 4-5 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce thickens.
Step 6
Divide rice among serving bowls and top with meatballs and sauce and scatter over coriander and bean sprouts, if you like.
Tips
No special items needed.