These are our favorite Waikiki meatballs and the sauce is awesome too! ohsweetbasil.com

Ok, the recipe I’ve posted for today is Waikiki meatballs. I saw a recipe on Allrecipes and decided to try my hand at it, and although in the picture I used the pineapple I’ve also used a can of mandarin oranges’ juice and just left out the fruit. Surprisingly enough I actually liked the mandarin version a little, tiny bit better, but both were super delicious.

These are our favorite Waikiki meatballs and the sauce is awesome too! ohsweetbasil.com

The meatballs were super moist. Which I loved. I hate a dry, crumbly meatball but I’m not kiddin’ these were awesome!!

These are our favorite Waikiki meatballs and the sauce is awesome too! ohsweetbasil.com

These are our favorite Waikiki meatballs and the sauce is awesome too! ohsweetbasil.com

 

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Waikiki Meatballs

Waikiki Meatballs

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Servings: 6
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Description

The meatballs were super moist. Which I loved. I hate a dry, crumbly meatball but I'm not kiddin' these were awesome!!

Ingredients 

Meatballs

  • 1 1/2 Lbs Ground Beef
  • 2/3 Cup Bread Crumbs
  • 2 Tablespoons Onion, Dry Minced
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/4 Cup Coconut Milk
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Ginger, Ground
  • 1/2 Teaspoons Salt

Sauce

  • 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar, Packed
  • 15 oz. Pineapple Chunks, 1 can, or mandarin oranges, drained with juice reserved
  • 1/3 Cup White Vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1/3 Cup Green Bell Pepper, chopped
  • 1/3 Cup Red Bell Pepper, chopped

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350
  • In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, milk, ginger and salt.
  • Only mix until just barely combined. I use my hands. Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into meatballs.
  • Place meatballs on a baking pan and tent with foil.
  • Place in the oven for 20 minutes, depending on meatball size.
  • Just watch them and when all the pink is gone pull them out.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, reserved pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce.
  • Mix until smooth, then pour into a skillet.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils, about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in the meatballs, green pepper, red pepper and pineapple chunks.
  • Heat through.

Notes

I kinda like to double the sauce, but it's up to you
refrigerate any left overs

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 497kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 23gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 544mgPotassium: 518mgFiber: 2gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 365IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 4mg
Author: Sweet Basil
Course: 100 + BEST Easy Beef Recipes for Dinner

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