+ Good – To speed up prep time, use chopped frozen peppers. They’re great when peppers aren’t in season

++ Better – Recipe

++ Best – Serve with prawn crackers for a complete Chinese feast. Any leftover meatballs and sauce are amazing in a lunchtime special baguette

Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs

Food Main Courses Chinese

Meatballs add a great twist to this sweet and sour Chinese favourite

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Prep: MEDIUM

10 Servings

Ingredients

• 1.2kg pork mince

• 200g breadcrumbs

• 4 eggs

• 100g spring onions, chopped

• 10g salt

• 50g fresh coriander, chopped

• 100ml oil

• 3 onions, sliced

• 3 red peppers, sliced

• 3 yellow peppers, sliced

• 1kg Sharwood’s Sweet & Sour Sauce

• Rice, to serve

Method

In a large mixing bowl, combine the pork mince, breadcrumbs, eggs, half the spring onions, salt and coriander.
Cover the mix and refrigerate for 20 mins, then shape into 30g even-sized balls.
Heat oil in a large frying pan, add the meatballs, cook until golden, then place into an ovenproof dish.
Add the onions and peppers to the frying pan, and cook for 5 mins, then add to the meatballs.
Pour the Sharwood’s Sweet & Sour Sauce over the meatballs, bake at 180C for 25-30 mins.
While the meatballs are cooking, cook the rice as per the cooking instructions.
Serve the meatballs in the Sharwood’s Sweet & Sour Sauce with the remaining spring onions sprinkled on the top, and with a portion of rice.

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