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                    Sweet and Sour Meatballs over Rice

Recipe By     : Rival's Crock-Pot Slow Cooker Cuisine; 1995
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Beef

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      lb            Ground beef
   1                    Egg -- slightly beaten
   4      tb            Corn starch -- divided
   1      ts            Salt
     1/4  ts            Black pepper
   1      tb            Dried chopped onion
   1      tb            Vegetable oil
   3      tb            Vinegar
  15      oz            Pineapple chunks in juice
     1/2  c             Sugar
   1      tb            Soy sauce
   1      lg            Green bell pepper -- cut into
                        - pieces
                        Cooked rice -- hot

In a bowl, combine ground beef, egg, 1 tb corn starch, salt, pepper,
and onion. Shape into 1-1/2" balls. In a large skillet, lightly brown
meatballs in oil. Drain fat from skillet. Transfer meatballs to any
size Crock-Pot.

Stir together in a small bowl: vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, remaining
corn starch, and green pepper. Pour over meatballs. Cover and cook on
LOW 6 to 8 hours or on HIGH 2 to 4 hours. In the last 30 minutes of
cooking stir in the can of pineapple. Serve over hot cooked rice.

Variation: Substitute ground turkey for ground beef.

Yield: 4 Servings


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