Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

These are some of the best sweet and sour meatballs I've ever had. Everyone in my family has their own way of making them, but by far, these are the winner. Serve them over Thai Jasmine Sweet Rice and it's an easy meal for any occasion. We actually served them as an appetizer at my High School Graduation reception.

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Mylana Sue

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

OMG this was so good. I used half of the vinegar, used apple cider vinegar taste great, not sure what prev reviewer was referring to. Made a few changes, used 2 eggs instead of the one. With the whole cup of bread crumbs more was needed for the meatballs to roll better and not fall apart. I used Italian bread crumbs, added garlic powder , pepper , salt. dash of ginger. Used 1/2 onion diced small. Onion needs to be diced really small or else meatballs will have hard time rolling and staying together. I browned the meatballs then baked while i made the sauce in the bowl. I sauteed green pepper, then added the sauce, then added pineapple chunks, added the meat back and let simmer. Severed over while bastmati rice. Was awesome. The hubbie was like "wow this is great" I will keep this is rotation now and make again with my changes.

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LADYTRUTH20

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

Yummy and easy!

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MISTICAT57

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

** sauce only** Made own meatballs!!- mmmmmmm..... changes per others- only 1 tablespoon of white vinegar- 1 tbls. soy- 1 tbls worchestershire(sp.?) sauce.- very tastey!!! very easy with prepared meatballs! throw in crock pot and the party is ready!!

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Wiser1

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Living In: Marietta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

D/H loved (surprise!). After all the discussion on the vinegar, I was very leery. Started with 1/4 cup but found it bland so added the remainder--it was fine--and I don't consider myself a lover of strong flavors. Also, cider vinegar is a little more mellow than white vinegar.

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Kat

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

Very tasty - an excellent sweet/sour sauce. I made some slight changes to the meatballs: only 1/2 of a large red onion, chopped VERY fine (almost like grated) and 3/4 cup of breadcrumbs. I used only 1/2 cup brown sugar in the sauce and next time may decrease the vinegar a bit, too. I made 15 meatballs from the recipe and used 9 for the sweet/sour sauce, will freeze the extra six to have with tomato pasta sauce and spaghetti.

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

delicious! I doubled the recipe but didn't double the breadcrumbs or the cornstarch. I ran out of brown sugar and had to use white sugar. But other than those issues, I will definitely make again!

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Shari Woodhouse

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2009

Yum!! Would have given it 5 stars for the sauce (which is sweet and perfect over rice) but only gave it 4 stars because the meatballs themselves are quite plain. I doctored mine up with some extra ingredients: some dijon mustard, soya sauce, worchestire sauce, extra garlic and onions.

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Cass

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

delicious recipe with a couple of simple modifications! for the meatballs i only used 1/2 of a chopped onion and seasoned my bread crumbs with parsley, garlic powder, and italian seasoning. for the sauce i used white vinegar rather than cider and cut way back on the amount, using only 2 T. i also used only 1 T cornstarch and only 3/4 cup brown sugar. any more sugar would have been much too sweet (even for me-and i LOVE sweets!) i baked the meatballs for 30 min at 350 and then put them in a crockpot with the prepared sauce as well as sauteed carrots, green peppers and onions. i let it all simmer on low in the crockpot, stirring gently and frequently, for about 2 hours and served it all over brown rice. it was wonderful!! i will definitely be making this one again and again!

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sjwRN

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Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

I made these for dinner and my family loved them. I had been trying to find a recipe for meatballs for the longest time and now this will be a usual for dinner. The only thing that i had to add was salt to the sauce and more vinegar because it was just too sweet but other than that it was great thanks for the recipe.

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009

This made a lot, and it was a bit hard to fit all of them in my large skillet, let alone stir them! However, using tongs to turn them worked pretty well. I used about half the amount of sugar and it still came out way too sweet for our taste. The flavours were fabulous, and we all loved this over pasta, but I would decrease the sweetness some more next time. Thanks for sharing the recipe, it's a keeper after very little tweaking to our taste!

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MARIAM

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Living In: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2009

This makes a very yummy sweet and sour sauce, my husband and 3 year-old son loved it! I used regular vinegar since that's all I had and did add a bit more soy sauce as it is very sweet. I already had meatballs in the freezer that I had made previously, so didn't use that oart of this recipe.

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Krista

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

YUM! I only gave 4 stars because I made some changes, but this is a GREAT starting recipe. I've never made sweet and sour meatballs before, but I had an idea of the flavor I was going for, and this recipe was a super starting point. After reading the reviews, I used seasoned bread crumbs, and on personal preference, used onion powder instead of chopped onion. Next time, I would use some onion powder in the sauce as well, and maybe add a little bit of salt to it as well.

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rceklarc

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

This is a great recipe. I am in search of the meatball recipe that will make my fiance go "wow!" and he gave this a 8 out or 10. I gave it 5 stars though because it is delicious. The only thing I did differently was to use regular vinegar instead of cider because I did not have any.

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April

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2009

YUM!!!!! These are quick and soo good. I changed a few things though. I used a splenda/brown sugar mix, only a half of an onion, added crushed red pepper and Italian seasoning. The red pepper gave the sweet a spicy kick. These will be made again!!! Great recipe.

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LinnaeW

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

This really was delicious! All the family loved the sauce! Perhaps because it called for brown sugar and not white? Anyway, it was a big hit!

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

yum, yum....really great recipe.

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Carolyn S

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Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009

I used ground turkey for a healthier alternative. I found them a little sweet so the second time I made them, I used about 1/2 a cup of brown sugar. I used red wine vinegar and they taste great. We love these!

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2009

I was very impressed with this recipe! I did half the cider vinegar as others recommended. I browned the meatballs then stuck them in the crock pot for when we returned home a few hours later. They were a great hit! The only problem is I can't stop eating them:)

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

i made different meatblass but made the sauce for them and it was great! i loved it, but i think that if i didn't already love vinegar it would have been too much.

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