Pork Fried Rice Meatballs with Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce

All the deliciousness of pork fried rice in a portable, bite-sized format. Serve these meatballs with homemade sweet and sour sauce for a fun treat at your next game day party.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 300 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons water
• ⅔ cup white sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
• 2 tablespoons tamari
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• ⅓ cup white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• ½ cup frozen peas
• ½ cup diced green onion
• ¾ cup parboiled long-grain white rice (such as Uncle Ben's®)
• ½ cup carrots, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Combine water and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add rice and carrots. Cook until rice is tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse; set aside to cool. Drizzle tamari and rice vinegar over cooled rice and stir.

Step 3

Combine cooked rice mixture, ground pork, peas, green onion, egg, ginger, garlic powder, salt, and white pepper in a large bowl. Mix by hand until just combined; do not overmix. Shape mixture into 25 to 30 golfball-sized meatballs and place on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until browned on the outside and no longer pink inside, about 22 minutes.

Step 5

While meatballs are cooking, combine cornstarch and water in a bowl and whisk well.

Step 6

Combine pineapple juice, sugar, white vinegar, and rice vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add 1 tablespoon of the mixture to the cornstarch mixture and stir well. Pour cornstarch mixture into the saucepan, whisking constantly. Reduce heat to medium and whisk until thickened, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and pour sauce into a deep serving dish.

Step 7

Arrange baked meatballs on a serving plate. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot with sauce on the side or drizzled over meatballs.