Waikiki Meatballs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 2/3 cup cracker crumb (like cracker meal or you can crush them yourself)
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger (optional)
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon shortening (mix and make into tbsp. size meatballs. brown in shortening)
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks (save syrup)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch (for thickening)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 chopped green pepper
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1/4 cup vinegar
• cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 brown meatballs in shortening, remove from skillet for later use.
• 2 mix cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, pineapple juice and vinegar until smooth.
• 3 pour mixture into skillet and cook until mixture thickens and boils (approx. 1 minute).
• 4 add green pepper,pineapple and return meatballs to pan.
• 5 cover and heat through.
• 6 serve over rice.