Sweet N' Sour Beef and Pork Meatballs
with Broccoli and Peppers
Hearty, quick and satisfying, this takeaway-inspired dish of saucy sweet and sour beef-pork meatballs are the ideal dinner for busy nights.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
Ingredients
250 g
Ground Beef and Pork Mix
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
227 g
Broccoli
1 unit(s)
Sweet Bell Pepper
30 g
Ginger
¼ cup
Panko Breadcrumbs
(Contains Wheat)
2 tbsp
Apricot Spread
(May contain Wheat, Fish, Milk, Mustard, Sesame, Crustaceans, Sulphites, Soy, Egg)
1 tbsp
Soy Sauce
(Contains Soy, Wheat, Sulphites May contain Sesame, Sulphites, Wheat, Crustaceans, Egg, Fish, Milk, Mustard)
1 tbsp
Seasoned Rice Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
1 tbsp
Sesame Oil
(Contains Sesame)
1 tbsp
Cornstarch
(May contain Mustard, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites, Wheat, Egg, Fish, Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
- Add 1 cup (2 cups) water and 1/8 (1/4 tsp) tsp salt to a medium pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Meanwhile, using a strainer, rinse rice until water runs clear.
- Add rice to the boiling water, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 12-14 min. (NOTE: Reduce heat to low if water is boiling over.)
- Remove from heat. Set aside, still covered.
- Meanwhile, add beef and pork mix, panko, half the sesame oil and half the soy sauce to a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then combine.
- Roll mixture into 8 (16) equal-sized meatballs.
- Arrange meatballs on an unlined baking sheet.
- Bake in the middle of the oven until golden-brown and cooked through, 12-14 min.**
- Meanwhile, cut broccoli into bite-sized pieces.
- Core, then cut pepper into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Peel, then mince or grate 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) ginger.
- Add apricot spread, vinegar, cornstarch, half the ginger, remaining soy sauce, 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar, 1/8 tsp (1/4 tsp) pepper and 1/2 cup (1 cup) cold water to a medium bowl. Season with salt, then whisk to combine.
- When meatballs are almost done, heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat.
- When hot, add prepared sauce mixture from (step 4), then broccoli and peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are tender-crisp and sauce has thickened slightly, 3-4 min.
- Remove from heat.
- When meatballs are done, add them to the pan with sauce and veggies, then toss to coat.
- Fluff rice with a fork, then stir in remaining sesame oil. Season with salt.
- Divide rice between bowls. Top with meatballs and veggies.
- Spoon any remaining sauce over top.