Sweet & Sour Turkey Meatballs
These turkey meatballs are packed with pineapple, roasted to perfection and served in a sweet and sour sauce.
Equipment
- baking sheet
Ingredients
FOR TURKEY MEATBALLS:
- 16 oz ground turkey
- 1 cup panko
- ¼ cup fried onions
- ½ cup milk
- 1 egg
- ½ cup crushed pineapple
- 1 tablespoon ginger minced or paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
FOR THE SAUCE:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup onion sliced
- 1 cup multi-colored sweet bell peppers chopped
- ½ cup baby corn
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- ½ cup crushed pineapple
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce optional
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 cup ketchup
- ½ cup honey
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 1 tablespoon water whisked into slurry
- cooked rice or noodles for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the ground turkey meat with the panko, fried onions, milk, egg, crushed pineapple, ginger, garlic powder and onion powder. Add the red pepper flakes as desired. Stir together until the meat is a smooth consistency. Rest for 10 minutes for the panko to soak up the moisture.
- Preheat your broiler. Grab about two tablespoons of meat mixture and roll in your hands to form a ball. Arrange the meatballs on a baking sheet. Broil for 10-15 minutes, until the meatballs are golden brown.
- ALTERNATIVE COOKING METHOD FOR AIR FRYER: Cook meatballs in air fryer at 450 F for 8-10 minutes.
- Start the sauce by heating olive oil in a pot over medium high heat. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 10 minutes. Then add the peppers and saute until fragrant, another 5 minutes.
- Add the baby corn, minced garlic and pineapple. Saute until most of the moisture is evaporated. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Then add the worcestershire, rice vinegar and soy sauce to the pot. Bring to a low simmer then add the ketchup, honey, pineapple juice and chicken broth. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Stir together the water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Pour into the pot then reduce the heat to medium. Add the cooked meatballs to the sauce pot. Simmer for another 10 minutes, covered.
- Serve meatballs and sauce over a bed of white rice or noodles, as desired. Enjoy!
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