These sweet and sour meatballs are perfect when you’re craving comfort food or when you need a potluck dish that will knock your socks off! This recipe can be halved or doubled.

Once cooked, these meatballs will hold well in the sauce in a slow cooker for up to 4 hours on low. You can serve them on rice, noodles, veggies, or just on their own as an appetizer! If you made these, please be sure to let me know your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy!

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Serves 5-6

Ingredients

For Meatballs:

• 2 lb Ground Beef or Turkey
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/3 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs 
• 2 tsp Oregano
• 2 Egg
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• 3 cloves Garlic, minced
• Vegetable or Avocado oil for frying/browning, if using Ground Beef (or bake in the oven on a sheet pan for 15-20 minutes at 400° F until internal temperature reaches 165°)

For Sauce:

• 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 3/4 cup Ketchup
• 1/4 cup Soy Sauce

Instructions

1. Combine sauce ingredients in a medium sauce pan and simmer for 20 minutes. 
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ground meat, Worcestershire, breadcrumbs, oregano, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic, mixing until completely combined.
3. Roll about 2 tablespoons of meat mixture into a ball and place on a lined baking sheet. Continue rolling the rest of the meat mixture into balls.  
4. In a large pan, brown meatballs on all sides in hot oil (no oil is needed for ground beef) or bake in the oven at 400° for 15-20 minutes. 
5. Place cooked meatballs in sauce and simmer, covered for 30-60 minutes or until cooked through, stirring occasionally to avoid burning the sauce (meatballs and sauce can also go in a slow cooker at this point). 
6. Serve over rice or noodles and veggies. Enjoy! 

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  

• For Meatballs:
• 2 lb Ground Beef or Turkey
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/3 Cup Panko Breadcrumbs
• 2 tsp Oregano
• 2 Egg
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Pepper
• 3 cloves Garlic minced
• Vegetable or Avocado oil for frying/browning if using Ground Beef (or bake in the oven on a sheet pan for 15-20 minutes at 400° F until internal temperature reaches 165°)
• For Sauce:
• 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 1/4 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• 1 3/4 cup Ketchup
• 1/4 cup Soy Sauce

Instructions

 

• Combine sauce ingredients in a medium sauce pan and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ground meat, Worcestershire, breadcrumbs, oregano, egg, salt, pepper, and garlic, mixing until completely combined.
• Roll about 2 tablespoons of meat mixture into a ball and place on a lined baking sheet. Continue rolling the rest of the meat mixture into balls.
• In a large pan, brown meatballs on all sides in hot oil (no oil is needed for ground beef) or bake in the oven at 400° for 15-20 minutes.
• Place cooked meatballs in sauce and simmer, covered for 30-60 minutes or until cooked through, stirring occasionally to avoid burning the sauce (meatballs and sauce can also go in a slow cooker at this point).
• Serve over rice or noodles and veggies. Enjoy!

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