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Old August 10th, 2005, 08:01 PM
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Sweet and Sour Meat Balls

Meat balls:

1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 lbs minced pork
1/4 cup waterchest nut, chopped fine
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp M.S.G. (optional)
3 tsp light soy sauce
dash pepper
1 small onion, chopped fine
2 tbsp cornstarch or Tapioca starch

Sauce

1/3 cup white vinegar
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 of small can tomato paste
1 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch
1 cup water
1 cup pineapple, cut into chunks
1 green pepper, cut into small squares
1 carrot, cut into thin slices
1 red pepper (optional), cut into small squares


Mix ground beef, pork, waterchest nut, onion, pepper, sugar, soy sauce, and cornstarch. Knead mixture for 2 minutes to ensure proper marination. Then roll into meat balls with 2 teaspoonful size. Deep fry in oil for 5 minutes. Put aside.

Use a wok to cook the mixture of water, vinegar, sugar, tomato paste and starch. Keep stirring while cooking.

When mixture is boiling, add meat balls, pineapples, green pepper, red pepper, and carrots. Boil for another minute and serve hot.

If someone likes spicy hot sauce, add 1/4 tsp of chili sauce or tobasco.
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