- Level
- very easy
- Prep Time
- 30 mins
- Total Time
- 25 mins
- Serves
- 40-45
Ingredients
- 1
- crushed pineapple in juice
- can
- 1
- lean ground beef
- kg
- 125
- regular breadcrumbs
- mL
- 125
- chopped onion (about 1 small onion)
- mL
- 1
- egg
- To taste
- salt and pepper
- 30
- cornstarch,
- mL
- 60
- water
- mL
- 15
- white wine vinegar
- mL
- 60
- brown sugar
- mL
- 60
- ketchup
- mL
- 60
- chopped green onion
- mL
Preparation
- Step 1
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Step 2
- Drain pineapple. Save the juice.
- Step 3
- In a large bowl, use hands to mix the pineapple, ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, salt, and pepper. Shape mixture into 40-45 meatballs using about 15 mL (1 tbsp.) for each one. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Step 4
- Bake in oven for about 15 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 70°C (160°F).
- Step 5
- Keep warm.
- Step 6
- In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water.
- Step 7
- Combine the reserved pineapple juice, white wine vinegar, brown sugar, and ketchup in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the cornstarch mixture and heat gently until boiling or until mixture thickens.
- Step 8
- Add meatballs and coat with sauce. Sprinkle meatballs with green onion, if using.
