Sweet And Sour Meatballs

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Lean ground beef
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Dry unseasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup	59ml	Reduced-sodium beef broth
1		Egg
1 teaspoon	5ml	Minced garlic
2 teaspoons	10ml	Reduced-sodium soy sauce
4		Hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
		Sweet and Sour Sauce - (see below)
		Finely-chopped parsley
		Sweet and Sour Sauce
1 cup	237ml	Reduced-sodium beef broth
3 1/2 teaspoons	17ml	Equal For Recpies
		= (or 12 packets Equal sweetener
		Or 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cornstarch
1 tablespoon	15ml	Lemon juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon	15ml	Dijon-style mustard
2 teaspoons	10ml	Tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Grated orange peel
2		3 dashes red pepper sauce - (to 3)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Mix all ingredients except Sweet and Sour Sauce and parsley; shape into 20 meatballs and place in baking pan. Bake meatballs in preheated 350 degrees oven until browned and no longer pink in center, about 20 minutes.

Arrange meatballs in serving dish; pour hot Sweet and Sour Sauce over meatballs and sprinkle with parsley. Serve over noodles or rice.

For the Sweet and Sour Sauce: Mix beef broth, Equal and cornstarch in small saucepan; stir in remaining ingredients except salt and pepper and heat to boiling. Boil, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 3 Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 326; Calories from Fat 44%; Total Fat 16g; Protein 26g; Carbohydrates 17g; Cholesterol 123mg; Sodium 823mg.

Source:
Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com

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