Allrecipes home
Make Us Your Home Page
bookmark
Bookmark Allrecipes.com
New Users! Create your FREE Allrecipes.com recipe box.
 
print icon

Sweet and Sour Meatballs II

SUBMITTED BY: Cathy PHOTO BY: Jasmine

"I got this recipe from my mother-in-law shortly after I was married. Now it is a favorite of our kids. I like to serve it over rice."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 117 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
Read Reviews (91)
PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  15 Min
READY IN  20 Min

SERVINGS

 (Help)
    
Servings
 

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 cup dry bread crumbs
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a large bowl, combine beef, egg, onion, bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Roll into meatballs about 1 to 1 1/2 inches in size.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the meatballs until browned on all sides.
  3. In a separate medium bowl, mix together the water, vinegar, ketchup, cornstarch, sugar and soy sauce. Pour over the meatballs, and allow sauce to thicken. Continue to heat until the sauce just starts to bubble.
ADVERTISEMENT

REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2002 by MIHAELA
Good recipe. The meatballs are too plain, though, with only salt and pepper. One should either... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by Rebslo
I found the sauce to bit over-sweet, but my husband requested that I make them again! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2006 by laurencelle
If you are making these, here's a tip. Do not use apple cider vinegar - it's not the same... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2004 by LITTLEMA1979
These sweet and sour meatballs are absolutley great. The sweet and sour sauce is great on... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2004 by KASIGEL
FANTASTIC recipe! I took advice of other reviewers and halved the vinegar-I also only had... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2003 by CLYDE PATTERSON
It is impossible for an average cook like myself to look at this simple ingredients list and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2006 by EmmaandAvasmom
These were good, but not 5 star quality. The sauce does seems starchy and I used only 1... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2006 by squeaky6
Really wanted to like these...ease of prep but the meatballs were bland and the sauce was way... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2005 by Heaven
I was very disappointed w/ these meatballs. I reduced the amount of onion to 1/4 of a cup and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2003 by I Heart Spain
Yummmmmmmm!!! These were sooooooooo good!!! The only kind of vinegar I had on hand was white... MORE