Sweet and Sour Meatballs-Jen Medeiros

Meatballs:   1 slice bread, torn into small pieces

                        2 T. milk

                        1 lb. lean ground beef

                        ½ c. green onion, chopped

                        1 egg

                        1 T. shoyu

                        2/3 t. salt

                        ½ t. dry mustard

                        1 clove garlic, crushed

                        2 T. salad oil

 Sauce:           ½ c. distilled white vinegar

                        ½ c. sugar

                        2 T. cornstarch

                        2 t. shoyu

                        1 8oz.can pineapple chunks with juice

 In a medium bowl, add bread pieces and milk. Toss. Stir in next 7 ingredients. Form into 1 ½” balls. Brown in hot oil over medium high heat 5-7 minutes. Cover and cook on low heat about 3 minutes or until done. Drain and set aside. In large saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, cornstarch and shoyu. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Stir in pineapple and add meatballs. Heat thoroughly. Serve over white or brown rice.  Serves 4-5

Optional: If you want to cut time, you could also use premade frozen meatballs such as from Costco & just add the sauce mixture to complete the recipe. Great for potlucks!