Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

A family recipe (from my mother-in-law) for a unique twist on traditional meatballs. These are baked in a wonderful tomato-based sweet and sour sauce, which is delicious over rice! I doubled the original sauce recipe. We love extra sauce, and this recipe will make a lot.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Calories
597 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Mix the ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, onion, milk, salt, and black pepper together in a large mixing bowl until evenly combined. Form the mixture into 12 large meatballs. Arrange the meatballs into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Step 3
Stir the ketchup, tomato sauce, water, brown sugar, white sugar, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, and chili powder together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until well combined and hot, about 5 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce mixture over the meatballs in the baking dish. Turn the meatballs to coat in the sauce.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until the meatballs are cooked through and no longer pink in the center, 60 to 90 minutes.
Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce
Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce
Sweet and Sour Meatballs in Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup milk
  • ⅔ cup white sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 ½ cups bread crumbs
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 1 ½ pounds ground beef
  • 2 cups ketchup
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup finely chopped onion

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