Hard Caribbean Dinner

The Best Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs

Name: The Best Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 93 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 5 pounds bulk Italian sausage; 2 cans water chestnuts , 8 ounce; 2 bunches green onion , chopped; 0.5 cups soy sauce; 3 eggs , beaten; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 2.5 cups fine dry bread crumbs

Total Time

1h 33m

18m prep · 75m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Hard

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This recipe has been a closely guarded family secret for over 20 years, we make them every Christmas and they're always a hit. I've decided they're too good not to share.

Ingredients

5 pounds bulk Italian sausage
2 cans water chestnuts , 8 ounce
2 bunches green onion , chopped
0.5 cups soy sauce
3 eggs , beaten
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2.5 cups fine dry bread crumbs

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Place the sausage in a large bowl and mix in the chestnuts, green onion, 1/2 cup of soy sauce, eggs, garlic powder, and breadcrumbs. Roll the mixture into 1 to 1 1/2 inch balls and place on a broiler pan. Bake in the oven for 1 hour. When done, place the meatballs in a slow cooker.
3

While meatballs are cooking, prepare the sweet and sour sauce by stirring together the sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan. Pour in vinegar, pineapple juice, ketchup, and soy sauce to taste. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to low, and simmer until thickened. Pour sauce over meatballs, and keep warm in the slow cooker.