Sweet and Sour Meatballs are a classic crowd-pleasing dish featuring tender meatballs simmered in a sweet and savory glaze. This recipe can be built from scratch using custom pork and beef blends, or assembled more quickly using pre-cooked frozen meatballs. Seet and sour meatballs are a perfect choice for potlucks or game-day spread.
For this recipe, I used Trader Joe’s frozen meatballs, as they are not Italian seasoned meatballs and the right size for this zesty appetizer. To make your own meatballs, you can use the recipe below.
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Sweet and Sour Meatballs
These sweet and sour meatballs provide a little kick by using a jalapeno spiced jelly.
Ingredients
Meatballs
Sweet and Sour Glaze
Instructions
- Combine beef, pork, bread crumbs, egg, onion, salt and pepper in a bowl. Form into small meatballs.
- In a skillet over medium heat, place meatballs and until browned. Move meatballs frequently to cook meatballs on all sides. Alternatively, meatball made be baked on a parchment lined baking sheet in an oven heated to 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Heat oven and bake meatballs according to package instructions. Remove from oven.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine jelly and vinegar until they form a liquid. Toss meatballs in sauce and serve. To keep warm, meatballs may be kept in a crockpot on warm.