Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Meatballs
1 pound ground beef (may substitute ¾ lb beef and ¼ lb ground pork)
2 slices hearty white bread, crust removed, torn into pieces
¼ cup buttermilk
1/3 cup parsley, chopped
½ onion, diced
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon Bosari (seasoning salt)
1 egg

Sauce
1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained with juice reserved
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
½ cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon sea salt

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. In a medium size bowl, place the torn bread and butter milk and allow to sit for couple of minutes and then mash the bread into a paste.
3. In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the ground beef, eggs, bread paste, and onion. Sprinkle with ginger, seasoning salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and sugar. Shape into one inch balls.
4. Place meatballs in a single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 15 -20minutes; set aside.
5. To make the sauce, mix enough water with the reserved pineapple juice to make 1 cup. In a large pot over medium heat, combine the juice mixture, 1/3 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Stir in cornstarch, ginger and seasoning salt, until smooth. Cover and cook until thickened.
6. Sir pineapple chunks and meatballs into the sauce. Gently stir to coat the meatballs with the sauce. Simmer, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, or until meatballs are thoroughly coated.

To make this a dinner add sautéed carrots and peppers to the sauce and serve over rice.