Hawaiian Meatballs

Name: Hawaiian Meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon garlic powder; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved; ⅓ cup water, or as needed; ¼ cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; ¼ cup white vinegar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 green bell pepper, chopped

Rating: 4.21 stars

14 Ratings
11 Reviews
6 Photos

Hawaiian-style meatballs in a sweet, somewhat tangy sauce.

By Jennifer Murray

Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

30 mins

total:

50 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Mix together ground beef, ginger, garlic powder, and pepper until well combined. Form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs.

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Step 2

Saute meatballs in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove meatballs to a plate, reserving the pan drippings.
Step 3

While the meatballs are cooking, pour juice from the canned pineapple into a liquid measuring cup and add enough water to make 1 cup. Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl.
Step 4

Add pineapple juice and brown sugar mixtures to the warm pan drippings. Add vinegar and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Cook until sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Add meatballs, pineapple chunks, and green pepper. Simmer until meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

335.9 calories; 18.8 g protein; 28 g carbohydrates; 68.1 mg cholesterol; 278.9 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (11)

Most helpful positive review

fabeverydayblog

07/08/2019

Delicious new flavor of meatballs to add to our recipe rotation! I added some salt and onion powder to the meat to suit my family s taste but otherwise followed the recipe exactly and it was great! Read More

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Most helpful critical review

tparke68

07/13/2019

Sounds disgusting Read More

14 Ratings

5 star values: 7
4 star values: 5
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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fabeverydayblog

07/08/2019

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07/08/2019

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Lisa Clark

07/15/2019

My family really enjoyed this. Could easily double the meatball part to 2lbs as there is plenty of sauce. Read More

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Emily

04/19/2020

The sauce was very tasty! My main reason for giving it 4 stars was the meatballs themselves were a bit dry/tasteless. I will add salt, egg and breadcrumbs in addition to the spices next time to see if this helps moisten them up a bit. I added onions to the pot as one reviewer had mentioned which I thought was an excellent suggestion! I served with rice and thought it was a tasty, well-rounded dish. It reminded me a lot of a sweet and sour dish you would get at a Chinese place but with meatballs. Bonus: now the kitchen smells amazing! Read More

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Bill

08/03/2019

Great!! I m going to add 1/ 2 an onion with the green pepper next time. Read More

jreid1965

04/27/2020

I added an egg to the meatballs to bind them. I followed the recipe from there on. The meatballs desperately need salt. I would guess 1/2t. I also added broccoli and cauliflower rice. That’s how my family eats. If it weren’t for the lack of salt, I would have given it 5 stars. Sauce is very tasty. Read More