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Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
5 from 9 votes

Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs

Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs – made with the perfect Sweet & Sour Sauce which is truly like what you get at good Chinese restaurants.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

Meatballs
  • 700 gms pork mince 1 ½ lbs
  • 1 tsp ginger paste or 1 inch piece
  • 2 tsp garlic paste or 4 cloves
  • ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 ¼ tsp salt
Stir Fry
  • 1½ tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ onion halved and sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper cut into bite size pieces, or capsicum
  • 250 gms pineapple pieces 8 oz., canned in natural juice
Sauce
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ⅓ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp pineapple juice from the canned pineapple pieces
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • ¼ tsp salt
Thickener
  • 1 tbsp corn starch mixed together, plus 2 tbsp water

Instructions

Meatballs
Stir Fry

Notes

  • You can also bake the meatballs. Simply spray them with oil and bake at 210°C – 425°F for 15 minutes or until cooked through.