Sweet and Sour Meatballs

4.80 from 5 votes

These delicious Paleo & Whole30 Sweet and Sour Meatballs are so much healthier and taster than the takeout version! It's only sweetened with pineapple juice but so flavorful.

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Chinese

Servings: servings

Ingredients

1 yellow bell pepper cut into 1-inch chunks
Chopped green onions for garnish

Meatballs

1 lb ground pork
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 egg
1 tbsp tapioca starch or arrowroot starch
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1 cup pineapple juice no sugar added (drained from a can of pineapple chunks)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup tamari sauce or soy sauce or coconut aminos, for Whole30
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp tapioca starch or arrowroot starch

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place all ingredients for the meatballs in the large bowl and mix together.
1 lb ground pork, 1/2 lb ground beef, 1/2 cup chopped onions, 1 egg, 1 tbsp tapioca starch, 1 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp sea salt, 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
Form into golf sized balls and place evenly on a baking sheet, without have them touch each other. Bake for 15 minutes.
While the meatballs are baking, place all ingredients for the sweet and sour sauce in a blender and blend until smooth.
1 cup pineapple juice, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/4 cup tamari sauce, 2 garlic cloves, 1 tbsp tapioca starch
Pour the sauce into a large saucepan and heat over medium high heat until it comes to a boil.
Add the baked meatballs and bell pepper, then reduce the heat to medium until everything comes to a simmer. Simmer uncovered for 10-15 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened.
1 yellow bell pepper
Remove from heat and sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving.
Chopped green onions

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