Sweet And Sour Turkey Meatballs

Recipe Ingredients

2		Egg whites
1 1/4 lbs	567g / 20oz	Ground turkey
3 tablespoons	45ml	Fine dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon	5ml	Onion powder
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vegetable oil
1		Crushed pineapple - (16 oz)
1/4 cup	40g / 1.4oz	(firmly packed) Brown sugar
1/4 cup	59ml	Vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Soy sauce, low sodium
1 tablespoon	15ml	Green pepper - cut into 1/4" strips (large)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cornstarch
2 tablespoons	30ml	Water

Recipe Instructions

In a large bowl, beat egg whites slightly. Add turkey, bread crumbs, and onion powder. Mix well. Form into 24 meatballs. Heat oil in large skillet. Cook meatballs in skillet over medium-high heat until brown. Drain oil.

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set aside pineapple. Add enough water to reserved juice to make 1 cup liquid. In a bowl, combine juice/water mixture, brown sugar, vinegar, and soy sauce. Mix and pour over meatballs in skillet. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in pineapple and green peppers. Cover and simmer 10 minutes. In a cup, mix cornstarch and water. Stir into skillet. Simmer 5 minutes more, stirring constantly until sauce is thickened and clear. Serve over rice.

Serving size is 4 meatballs and 1/6 of the sauce.

Content per Serving:

total fat .. 6.1 g cholesterol .. 54 mg calories .. 250

saturated fat .. 1.3 g carbohydrate .. 26 g protein .. 23 g

Source:
THE JOHN HOPKINS COMPLETE GUIDE FOR PREVENTING AND REVERSING HEART DISEASE by Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr., M.D. - Recipe contributed by Elena Harman

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