Sweet and Sour Meatballs over Rice
Cooking MethodSlow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground turkey (could use beef)
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 4 tbsps, cornstarch, divided
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tbsp dried chopped onion
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 1 can (15oz) pineapple chunks in juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp. soy sauce
- 1 large green pepper cut into pieces
- hot cooked rice
Instructions
In a bowl, combine ground turkey, egg, i tbsp. cornstarch, salt, pepper, and onion. Shape into 1-1/2 - inch balls. In a large skillet, lightly brown meatballs in oil. Drain fat from skillet. Transfer meatballs to any size slow cooker. Stir together in a small bowl, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, remaining cornstarch and green pepper. Pour over meatballs. Cover and cook on Low 6-8 hours or on high 2-4 hours. In the last 30 min. of cooking stir in the can of pineapple. Serve over hot cooked rice. Serves 4-5