Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
Sweet & Sour Pork Meatballs a family favourite -Now you can make a healthier version of this family favourite in the Thermomix. The recipe includes loads of vegetables so you won't have to make a side dish.
Equipment
- 1 Trivet
Ingredients
- 5 g ginger fresh
- 10 g garlic
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbs soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon lemongrass paste
- ½ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 500 g pork mince
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
Sweet & Sour Vegetables
- 10 g garlic
- 5 g ginger fresh
- 1 Tbs oil
- 130 g onion cut in quarters
- 1 red chili long and deseeded and cut in quarters
- 65 g tomato fresh and diced
- 80 g carrot sliced
- 80 g green capsicum diced
- 80 g red capsicum diced
- 110 g pineapple canned and diced
- 130 g snow peas top and tail then cut in 2-3 pieces per image
- 20 g green shallots sliced
- 3 kaffir leaves shredded
- 1 Tbs coriander fresh and chopped
Sweet & Sour Sauce
- 55 g brown sugar
- 65 g tomato sauce
- 65 g rice wine vinegar
- 70 g oyster sauce
- 35 g soy sauce
- 2 Tbs cornflour
- 3 Tbs pineapple juice from the can
Instructions
Pork Meatballs
- Place the ginger and garlic in TM bowl. Chop 3 sec/Speed 7. Scrape down the bowl. Repeat.5 g ginger, 10 g garlic
- Add egg, soy sauce, brown sugar, Chinese 5 spice, white pepper, lemongrass and salt to the TM bowl. Combine 10 sec/Speed 4.1 egg, 1 Tbs soy sauce, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 2 teaspoon lemongrass paste, ½ teaspoon Chinese 5 spice, ¼ teaspoon white pepper, ½ teaspoon salt
- Add pork and breadcrumbs to TM bowl. Dough Mode 30 seconds.500 g pork mince, ½ cup breadcrumbs
- Roll 16 meatballs of approximately 55g and arrange them on the Varoma trays.
- Rinse the TM bowl and add 1 litre of warm tap water. Place the lid on and stack the varoma trays and lid onto the Thermomix. Steam 20min/Varoma?Speed 2.5.
- Meanwhile prep the vegetables. Once the meatballs have been cooked transfer them to the ThermoServer and reserve for later.
Sweet & Sour Vegetables
- Without cleaning the TM bowl add the ginger, chili and garlic to TM bowl. Chop 3 sec/Speed 9. Scrape down the bowl.10 g garlic, 5 g ginger, 1 red chili
- Add oil and diced onion to the garlic mixture. Saute 5 min/Varoma/Speed 2 (Reverse Blade) (MC OUT).1 Tbs oil, 130 g onion
- Add tomato pieces, carrot, red and green capsicum and pineapple to TM bowl. Cook 4min/Varoma/ Speed 1 (Reverse Blade) (MC OUT).65 g tomato, 80 g carrot, 80 g green capsicum, 80 g red capsicum, 110 g pineapple
- In a small bowl make a paste from the cornflour and reserved pineapple juice. Reserve.2 Tbs cornflour, 3 Tbs pineapple juice
- Add brown sugar, tomato sauce, rice wine vinegar, oyster sauce, soy sauce, snow peas, shallot, kaffir lime, coriander and reserved cornflour mixture to the TM bowl. Cook 4min/100 degrees/Speed 1 (Reverse Blade) (MC OUT).130 g snow peas, 20 g green shallots, 3 kaffir leaves, 55 g brown sugar, 65 g tomato sauce, 65 g rice wine vinegar, 70 g oyster sauce, 35 g soy sauce, 1 Tbs coriander
- Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the cooked meatballs.
Notes
Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs are delicious served with rice.
Watchpoints:
- Ensure that the meatballs are an even size so they all cook through at the same time.
- Space the meatballs on the varoma allowing for the steam to easily circulate. (Use both trays)
- Use a Trivet for the best steam circulation
Nutrition
Calories: 488kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 23gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 1445mgPotassium: 749mgFiber: 3gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 3885IUVitamin C: 83.6mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 3.3mg
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