Sweet-sour Meatballs Oriental

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Title: SWEET-SOUR MEATBALLS ORIENTAL
Categories: Hamburger, Beef, Chinese
Yield: 4 servings

1 cn (20 oz) pineapple chunks
Packed in juice
1 lb Lean ground beef
1 lg Egg
1 c Fresh bread crumbs, about
2 slices bread
3/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground ginger
2 tb Vegetable oil
3 md Scallions, cut into 1"
Pieces,about 3/4 cups
1 cl Garlic, crushed
2 ts Cornstarch
2 tb Cider vinegar
1 tb Light brown sugar, firmly
Packed
1/4 ts Ground red cayenne pepper
4 oz Fresh Chinese pea pods OR
6 oz Frozen pea pods, thawed

Drain pineapple well,reserving 3/4 cup juice;set
aside.In a large bowl,combine beef,egg,bread
crumbs,salt and ginger;using hands or wooden
spoon,blend well.Shape mixture into 1 1/4" balls.In
12" skillet over medium-high heat,heat oil;add
meatballs;cook about 12 minutes, turning frequently
until well browned on all sides.Using slotted spoon,
remove to plate.To drippings in skillet,add scallions
and garlic;cook, still over medium-high heat,about 5
minutes,stirring frequently until tender-crisp.In
small bowl,stir reserved pineapple juice into
cornstarch until blended and smooth;add to skillet
along with vinegar,sugar and ground red
pepper.Increase heat to high;bring to a
boil,stirring.Boil 1 minute.Return meatballs to
skillet along with pineapple chunks and pea pods;cook
3 to 5 minutes longer until heated through and pea
pods are crisp-tender.Makes 4 servings.

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