Name: Sweet and sour meatballs
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Sweet and sour sauce; 440 gram canned pineapple pieces in natural juice; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 2 tablespoon light soy sauce; 3/4 cup (180ml) water; 2/3 cup (160ml) white vinegar; 1/3 cup (80ml) tomato sauce; 3 teaspoon caster sugar; Meatballs; 1 kilogram minced beef; 2 eggs; 1 cup (100g) packaged breadcrumbs; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 1 red capsicum (350g), chopped coarsely; 1 brown onion (200g), chopped coarsely; 1 carrot (180g), chopped coarsely; 2 stalks celery (300g), trimmed, chopped coarsely

Ingredients

Sweet and sour sauce

440 gram canned pineapple pieces in natural juice

2 tablespoon cornflour

2 tablespoon light soy sauce

3/4 cup (180ml) water

2/3 cup (160ml) white vinegar

1/3 cup (80ml) tomato sauce

3 teaspoon caster sugar

Meatballs

1 kilogram minced beef

2 eggs

1 cup (100g) packaged breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

1 red capsicum (350g), chopped coarsely

1 brown onion (200g), chopped coarsely

1 carrot (180g), chopped coarsely

2 stalks celery (300g), trimmed, chopped coarsely

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F. Oil 3-litre (12-cup) ovenproof dish.

2.Make sweet and sour sauce. Drain pineapple through sieve into large jug; reserve juice. Blend cornflour with soy sauce in medium jug; add juice, the water, vinegar, tomato sauce and sugar. Season.

3.Combine beef, eggs, breadcrumbs and parsley in large bowl; season. Using wet hands, roll rounded tablespoons of beef mixture into balls.

4.Heat half the oil in large frying pan; cook meatballs, in batches, until browned. Transfer to dish. Heat remaining oil in same pan; cook capsicum, onion, carrot and celery, stirring, until onion softens. Add sweet and sour sauce; bring to the boil. Remove from heat; stir in reserved pineapple pieces.

5.Pour vegetable mixture over meatballs in dish. Cover dish with foil; bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake about 10 minutes or until meatballs are cooked.

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