Always Perfect Sweet and Sour Meatballs

From: Empire920

On Jul 16, 2008

DH gave this five stars! We loved the sauce. I think the meatballs could use a little more flavor so I'll add some extra spices and/or onion next time. I used whole wheat bread crumbs in place of the matzo. Also, I didn't have bottled chili sauce so I used the homemade recipe (offered as a substitution when you click on the name of the ingredient). I think this really added to the flavor as there's some ground clove in it and that flavor really came out. Added a little cornstarch to thicken the sauce. We served this over jasmine rice. Loved it. Quick, easy, delicious... our 3-year-old gobbled it up. Thanks!

From: Kittie

On Dec 10, 2007

the meatballs were great! I followed the recipe exactly and simmered the meatballs for about an hour or so. Instead of spaghetti, I used brown rice. I would also try egg noodles with this. Thanks!

From: kiwidutch

On Jun 27, 2005

Yuuuuummmmy !!! more than 5 stars yummy This is comfort food, easy, simple, basic, honest and quick. This mega simple recipe may just be a recipe to make me into as big a pasta fan as my DH. He always makes pasta sans sauce and I find it sooo boring... now THIS recipe comes to my rescue... easy to make when you are in a hurry, I cooked it a bit longer so that the sauce reduced and became nice and thick, added it to a steaming heap of spagetti ... took it to the table and practically inhaled it If you have mince meat (ground meat) in your fridge and you are looking for a new twist instead of the "same old, same old..." especially on budget, then this recipe is it. I used cheap canned tomatoes, and substituted beadcrumbs in the meatballs since we don't have matzo meal here and it turned out great. This is definiately a store cupboard meal that you could make for unexpected guests,or teenage kids who seemingly have hollow legs and if you are careful with the chili, it's fussy eater friendly and most of all, amost laughingly easy to make. That definiately constitutes a very well deserved 5 stars in my book Many Thanks for posting the recipe.

From: Jewelies

On Sep 8, 2005

I love quick and easy recipes and this certainly is one. A trick I learnt long ago was to always use wet hands to roll meatballs. When rolling out the meatballs I found the ground beef was very fatty so instead of cooking in the sauce I grilled (broiled) the meatballs to drain some fat, then cooked them in the sauce for about 5 minutes before serving. Excellent tasting sauce, infact I kept looking for the pineapple! (it doesn't need it). Thanks for posting a keeper for our family