Hearts in Hawai'i

Waikiki Meatballs
9/21/2014

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
  • 2/3 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp. kosher-style flake salt
  • 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
  • 1/4 cup milk (2% or whole)
  • 1 Tb. canola oil
  • 2 Tb. cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 16-oz container chilled fresh pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup water (enough to make 1 cup liquid with the leftover pineapple juice)
  • 1/3 cup rice vinegar
  • 1 Tb soy sauce
  • 1 cup white rice, cooked

    1. In a large bowl, combine the beef, bread crumbs, onion, egg, salt, ginger and milk

    2. Using a tablespoon scoop, create meat mounds and place on parchment or wax paper

    3. Continue until all the meat mixture is used

    4. Lightly form each mound into a meatball

    5. Heat the oil in a large skillet and heat oven to 325 degrees

    6. Brown the meatballs on all sides

    7. Place the meatballs on a baking sheet. Once browned, place in the oven to finish cooking, about 15 minutes

    8. Set this pan aside, without emptying it yet

    9. Take the skilled in which you cooked the meatballs and spoon out most of the grease

    10. Mix the cornstarch and brown sugar in a small bowl

    11. Stir in the reserved pineapple juice plus enough water to equal 1 cup of liquid, rice vinegar and soy sauce

    12. Mix until smooth

    13. Pour this mixture into the skillet that is set aside

    14. Bring to a boil and stir until thickened and glossy--if the sauce seems too thick or there isn't enough for your liking, you can add another cup of water and simmer until thick again

    15. Remove from the heat

    16. Remove the meatballs from the oven, and pour the sauce over the meatballs

    17. Gently stir the sauce and meatballs and serve in a large bowl

    18. Serve with rice and chilled pineapple

    Serves 6-8. Each meatball is 100 calories


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