Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Asian Meatballs

Crock Pot Asian Meatballs - Tender and juicy meatballs slow cooked in an amazing sweet and tangy pineapple-soy sauce. These are perfect for dinner, game days, or any and all celebrations!

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Crock Pot Sweet and Sour Asian Meatballs

Crock pot sweet and sour Asian meatballs are cooked long and slow in a homemade tangy pineapple-soy sauce that'll have you reaching for more. I love to serve these little gems at cocktail parties, but dress them up with a bowl of fluffy white rice and call them dinner.

Prep Time15

Cook Time2

Total Time2 15

Course: Appetizer/Main

Cuisine: Asian

Keyword: crock pot meatballs, crock pot sweet and sour meatballs, sweet and sour meatballs recipe

Servings: servings

Author: Katerina Petrovska

Equipment

Crock Pot

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

1 lb ground meat (I used beef, but you can also use pork, chicken, or turkey)
⅓ cup diced onions
3 garlic cloves , minced
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon salt
fresh ground pepper , to taste
1 egg

For the Sauce

2 cups pineapple juice
3 tablespoons cornstarch
¾ cup water
2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
⅓ cup white wine vinegar
¼ cup sugar
2 green onions sliced diagonally, for garnish
sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

Make Meatballs

Preheat broiler. Have a crockpot ready.
Line a baking sheet with foil, lightly grease with cooking spray and set aside.
In a mixing bowl combine ground meat, onions, garlic, cornstarch, salt, pepper, and egg. Mix until thoroughly incorporated.
Shape the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet.
Broil for 5 minutes, or until meatballs are lightly browned on all sides.

Make Sauce

In a saucepan, whisk together pineapple juice, cornstarch, water, soy sauce, vinegar, and sugar until thoroughly combined.
Set over high heat and bring to a boil then lower heat to a simmer and continue to cook until thickened, about 7 minutes.
Remove meatballs from broiler and transfer to the crock pot.
Pour prepared sauce over the meatballs.
Cover and cook on low for 2 ½ hours, or on high for 1 ½ hours until meatballs are cooked through.
Serve over rice or noodles and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
If serving as an appetizer, keep meatballs in the crock pot and set the crock pot on "WARM".

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