Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
Sweet and sour pork meatballs are a quick and easy recipe! With homemade meatballs and a store bought sauce dinner is ready in 30 minutes.
Servings: 4
Calories: 374kcal
Equipment
- 1 Medium bowl
- 1 Chopping board
- 1 Large saute pan
- 1 Kitchen Tongs
- 1 Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 500 grams/16 oz pork mince (ground pork)
- ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs Note 1
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger (ginger powder)
- 1 egg free range
Optional:
- sweet and sour sauce
- rice
- green onions
Instructions
- Meatballs: add the pork mince, panko breadcrumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, brown sugar, ginger, salt, pepper and egg to a medium bowl. Use clean hands to combine. Then take a soup spoon and portion out a small amount of the mixture. Roll this into a meatball using the palms of your hands then place onto a chopping board. Repeat this process till all of the mixture is used up.
- Cook meatballs: place a large sauté pan on the stove, turn the heat to high and add the peanut oil. Then use kitchen tongs to place the meatballs into the pan. Cook them, using a wooden spoon to move around the pan and kitchen tongs to flip to the other side for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Sauce: pour in the sweet and sour sauce and allow to heat through.
- Serve: cook or heat store bought prepared rice and portion into bowls. Garnish with some thinly sliced green onion.
Nutrition
Calories: 374kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg