Mmm meatballs. Otherwise known as the little brother to the equally delicious meatloaf. Who doesn’t love ’em? These sweet and sour chicken meatballs are a riff on Bubbe’s classic recipe using chicken instead of beef. So you can eat twice as many! A little sweet, a little sour, and put it on a toothpick and you have a perfect party appetizer! Because the only thing better than meat, is meat on a stick. But I digress. Here is all Jew need to make your own Sweet and Sour Meatballs:
First saute one onion in a little olive oil over medium heat until tender. Then add tomato sauce and wine and stir. Then add the Nektar Naturals (sugar works too), lemon juice, vinegar, water, allspice and salt and pepper. Lower heat to medium low and let simmer. Meanwhile, mix together ground chicken, minced garlic, diced onion, 1 egg, minced cilantro, breadcrumbs, and I added in a squirt of Sriracha because I put it in everything!! Addicted. Then form into little balls.
Heat up a large skillet over medium heat and add in olive oil. Then brown meatballs on either side. This gives them extra flavor and helps them stay in ball form! Add them to the sauce, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce is thick and the meat is cooked through.
Garnish with extra cilantro and serve hot!
Sweet and Sour Chicken Meatballs {Giveaway Post!!}
Ingredients
- For sauce:
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion minced
- 1 cup canned tomato sauce
- 1 cup dry red wine white works too actually
- 1/4 cup Nektar Naturals or sugar or more 1/2 cup total if you want sweeter meatballs!
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt or more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- For meatballs:
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small yellow onion small diced
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup cilantro minced, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs or matzo meal during Passover
- Squirt of Sriracha optional
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- First saute one onion in 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until tender.
- Then add tomato sauce and wine and stir.
- Then add the Nektar Naturals, lemon juice, vinegar, water, allspice and salt and pepper. Lower heat to medium low and let simmer.
- Meanwhile, mix together ground chicken, minced garlic, onion, 1 egg, minced cilantro, breadcrumbs, and I added in a squirt of Sriracha because I put it in everything!! Addicted. Then form into little balls.
- Heat up a large skillet over medium heat and add in 1/4 cup olive oil. Then brown meatballs on either side. This gives them extra flavor and helps them stay in ball form!
- Add them to the sauce and simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce is thick and the meat is cooked through.
- Garnish with extra cilantro and serve hot!
67 Comments
What a clever idea for crystallized honey! I would sprinkle it on top of oatmeal raisin cookies. Or just about any cookie! I will have to look for it in my area. Definitely gonna try those meatballs too!!
I would use Nektar on toast with my cinnamon and butter. YUM! It sounds like it would go with a lot of things though. 🙂 I would really like to try this recipe soon.
I think it would be great in my moms kugel recipe!
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I want to make these meatballs immediately!
I would use the Nektar in making a sweet dessert!
I subscribed; I found your blog through Pinterest and am interested in trying some of your “updated” recipes!
Welcome, Mary!
Looks fabulous! I would def try this recipe for meatballs!
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I already liked nektar naturals on fb.
I would sprinkle on my plain yogurt that I eat for breakfast.
These look amazing! I would try the Nektar in a couple of savory dishes that I typically use honey in – like my BBQ Sauce or my Parmesan Honey Pork, for example. 🙂 Yum!
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I would add Nektar to a smoothie made with fresh strawberries and nonfat Greek yogurt.
I like Nektar on Facebook. That’s how I found out about this giveaway.
I think it would an interesting to sprinkle on honey cake or cheesecake.
Have to try this soon! I would use Nektar in banana bread! Yum! Liked on FaceBook, and subrlscribed to e-mails. Cant waot for more delicious recipes!!!
I would use the Nektar in the sauce for my Tongue Polonaise.
I already subscribe to your blog. Keep up the good work.
Nektar would be great for a honey cake!
Honey in meatballs – who knew? Would definitely try that. Honey crystals…I think they would work nicely on top of muffins, perhaps. Also thinking that would work well in drinks – especially easy for tea. On oatmeal – yum.
I would use Nektar in dessert recipes, like vanilla cake and sugar cookies.
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i would make some sort of cookie or honey cake
I would use it on yogurt
Could I bake with Nektar?? I’m thinking apple pie sweetened with it!
I could not find Nektar here in Adelaide so I added our yummy blue gum honey….these meatballs were sensational. The only thing I changed was to bake the meatballs on an oven tray 180C for 20 mins then added to the sauce….yummy
Thanks so much!! Glad you enjoyed!
Great idea to bake in the oven! Also, would this work with ground turkey breast?
Thanks, Karen! Totally would work with turkey!
definitely the meatballs!
I will use them to make smoothies!
I would try it in an apple pie.
Hey Amy!
I love all your yummy recipes!
Could you please cook us a rye bread that tastes like a real deal deli rye bread.
Thanks in advance 🙂
Thanks, Nat!! That’s definitely on my list!
Some sort of dessert. I’ve never used it before.
Would use my first use of Nektar trying out your fabulous recipe.
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Thank you for the opportunity and for your webpage 🙂
I would use it on graham crackers …………..
I would sprinkle it on my homemade Greek yogurt
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I would make some yummy French toast challah!
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I just like Nektar Naturals™ on facebook!
Maybe French toast?
I have a drink recipes stored away that I would try this with…I don’t make them because they call for sugar and my girl doesn’t like Splenda very much. Love that Nektar is lower glycemic, will have to search for it even if I don’t win 🙂
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those meatballs sound great! I will try them!
I had to admit I eat very simply and I don’t spend a lit if time cooking. However, I drink hot tea every night before bed and I really enjoy Nektar in my tea!!!
I’d like to try Nektar in a marinade for chicken with some lemon juice and garlic!
I would like to try the Nektar crystals in my Apple Pie Milk Shake recipe! Yum!!!
I already liked Nektar on Facebook. Thank you for the opportunity! Your recipe sounds fantastic.
Making these RIGHT NOW. Shabbat shalom sister!
Yay!! How were they???
Girl, they were awesome!! Had them last night and leftovers tonight. Ain’t no shame.
Hooray! Great news!
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Delicious!! I made this recipe for Shabbat and we all loved it 😀
I’m so glad you liked it!
Rather than making a mess with Regular honey, I would put it next to my desk for my tea.
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i am cooking for people who don’t like cilantro, can I leave it out or replace it?
Yes! Parsley or nothing works too.
made it for pesach. trippled everything to serve as entre. too good. kids ate many before the seder.
So glad you liked it! That’s the only bad part with planning ahead ha!