Waikiki Meatballs
Source: Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library of 1971
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef
- 2/3 cup cracker crumbs
- 1/3 cup onion; minced
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 cup milk; for meatballs
- 1 tbsp shortening
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup brown sugar; packed
- 1 Can 14 oz can pineapple chunks in syrup, drained (reserve syrup)
- 1/3 cup vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/3 cup green pepper; chopped
Instructions
- Mix meat, crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk. Shape into balls.
- Melt shortening, brown and cook meatballs. Remove meat and keep warm, remove fat.
- Mix cornstarch and sugar. Stir in reserved pineapple syrup, vinegar, and soy sauce until smooth. Cook, stirring, until boiling. Boil and stir one minute.
- Add meatballs pineapple and green pepper, heat through.