1 1/2 lb. ground beef (i used ground chicken instead)
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup raw rice (i use brown)
1 egg
salt and pepper, to taste
2 cups beef broth (i used chicken broth to go with the ground chicken)
20 oz. can pineapple chunks or bits
1 tbsp. corn starch
1/2 cup brown sugar (maybe less)
1/2 cup vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Combine ground beef/chicken, onion, garlic, rice, egg and salt and pepper in bowl. Shape into medium sized meatballs and place in Dutch oven. do not make the meatballs big or the rice will not cook evenly because too much of the meatball will stick up over the broth. you want the meatballs to cook IN the broth. Add beef/chicken broth and simmer until done for about 75 minutes, turning over halfway.
Drain syrup from the pineapple and set aside. Combine corn starch and brown sugar in a saucepan. Add syrup, vinegar and soy sauce. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cook over medium-low heat until thick and syrupy.
Pour sauce over meatballs and carefully stir in the pineapple. Simmer 10 minutes.
chicken porcupine sweet and sour meatballs. its called porcupine because the recipe uses rice instead of bread or crackers as the binder in the meatballs. and you can see the rice in the meatballs. its not actually prickly or anything.
flip over halfway thru
add pineapple
eat! i like to break the meatballs up so i get meatball and pineapple in every bite
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