Aloha Meatballs

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Cook Time:

Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * 1/3 cup saltine crackers, crushed
 * 1 tablespoon minced onion
 * 1/3 cup 1% milk
 * 1 egg (or equivalent egg mix), beaten
 * ¼ teaspoon salt
 * 12 ounces (3/4 lb.) finely ground beef

Sauce

 * 1 8-ounce can pineapple chunks in juice
 * water
 * ½ cup ½″-square pieces green pepper
 * 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
 * 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
 * 1½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
 * 1 tablespoon cornstarch
 * 1 tablespoon water

Directions
1.Soak crackers and onion in milk until all milk is absorbed.

2.Beat in egg and seasonings with a fork.

3.Thoroughly mix in ground beef.

4.Form mixture into 12 balls.

5.Brown raw meatballs in hot fry pan about 10 minutes, turning frequently.

Sauce
1.Drain pineapple, saving juice - set chunks aside.

2.Add water to reserved pineapple juice to make ¾ cup.

3.Pour liquid over meatballs, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.

4.Add reserved pineapple chunks and green pepper squares.

5.Mix seasonings, cornstarch and water. Stir into mixture. Cook until thickened, about 2 minutes.

Source

 * Finely Ground Beef, Frozen by the US Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe