Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe is made with a DIY homemade Ketchup. These drool worthy little bites will have you licking your fingers.

Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Asian

Keyword Appetizer Meatballs, Gluten-free Sweet and Sour Meatballs, How to Make Sweet and Sour Meatballs Recipe, Lunch or Dinner Meat Balls, Made with Gluten-Free Panko, Party Food, Super Bowl Appetizers, Sweet and Sour Meaatballs, Tailgating Appetizer, With DIY Ketchup and Coconut Brown Sugar

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 22

Total Time 32

Servings Servings appetizers

Calories 149kcal

Author LaRena Fry

Ingredients

Sweet in Sour Meatballs

3/4 cup organic panko
1/2 a whole chopped onion
1 lb ground turkey
3 tbsp my homemade ketchup or store-bought keep in mind if using store-bought it will change the nutritional values
3 tsp coconut aminos
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp teriyaki coconut aminos
2 tsp aka Worchestershire sauce My recipe or store-bought
1 whole minced garlic clove
3/4 tsp pink salt
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
1/8 tsp sezchan pepper or more if you desire

Sweet and Sour Glaze

1 tbsp tapioca flour or arrowroot
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup homemade brown sugar or store-bought
1/4 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp coconut aminos

Instructions

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

First, preheat the oven to 400 F.
Second, oil a baking tray.
Third, grate the onion in a box grater.
1/2 a whole chopped onion
Fourth, combine the grated onion with the gluten-free panko crumbs allow to sit for 10 minutes.
3/4 cup organic panko
Add in the remaining ingredients.
1 lb ground turkey, 3 tbsp my homemade ketchup or store-bought, 3 tsp coconut aminos, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp teriyaki coconut aminos, 2 tsp aka Worchestershire sauce My recipe or store-bought, 1 whole minced garlic clove, 3/4 tsp pink salt, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Make 1/2 inch for appetizer meatballs or 1 inch for dinner meatballs.
Use a small cookie scoop and scoop out the meat.
Lastly, place meatballs onto a cooking tray.
Bake for 16- 22 minutes or until brown.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

First, add the ingredients into a saucepot.
1/8 tsp sezchan pepper or more if you desire, 1 tbsp tapioca flour or arrowroot, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup homemade brown sugar or store-bought, 1/4 tsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp coconut aminos
Second, simmer together until thickens into a syrup consistency.
Remove from heat.
Gently roll the meatballs in the sauce.
Add remaing sauce to a bowl for dipping for appetizers or add the meatballs to the sauce for dinner.
Finally, add the meatballs to a serving tray or plates.
Top the meatballs with chives or green oninos.
For an elegnt lunch or dinner simply add pineapple and bell peppers to cauliflower rice.

Notes

Nutrition Facts 3 Meatballs Per Serving
Servings 8.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 149
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5 g	7 %
Saturated Fat 1 g	5 %
Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 48 mg	16 %
Sodium 414 mg	17 %
Potassium 266 mg	8 %
Total Carbohydrate 15 g	6 %
Dietary Fiber 1 g	5 %
Sugars 6 g
Protein 12 g	25 %
Vitamin A	0 %
Vitamin C	1 %
Calcium	3 %
Iron	2 %
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.

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