These Sweet and Sour Meatballs, perfect as an entree or appetizer, feature ground beef tossed in a tasty sauce made with brown sugar, soy sauce, and apple cider vinegar.
Combine the ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, garlic powder, and minced onion in a large mixing bowl using your hands.
Once the ingredients are thoroughly combined, divide the meat mixture into 15 evenly shaped balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Cook your meatballs for 20 minutes in the oven, or until they reach 165°F.
While the meatballs are cooking, prepare your sauce by using a small whisk or fork to combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small pot over medium heat. Stir the sauce for about 5 minutes, or until it begins to thicken.
Toss your meatballs in a medium sized bowl with the sauce to evenly coat them.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you only have plain breadcrumbs then you can add a teaspoon of both onion and garlic powder to your meatball mixture.
Make sure your meatball mixture is thoroughly combined to ensure the meatballs hold their shape and don’t fall apart after cooking.
You can check to see if your sauce is done by seeing if it coats the back of a spoon.
Make sure your cornstarch is fully incorporated into the sauce so that you aren’t left with any clumps as the sauce thickens.
If you don’t want to combine the meatball mixture with your hands then you can use a large spoon or fork, but it will take a little bit longer.
You can use a cookie scoop to save time when forming your meatballs and ensure they’re evenly shaped.
Store your leftover sweet and sour meatballs in the fridge for up to 5 days and reheat them in the microwave for 45-60 seconds.