Sweet And Sour Meatballs

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup dry unseasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
1 egg
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
4 dashes hot pepper sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
Sweet and Sour Sauce (see below)
Finely-chopped parsley
=== SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE ===
1 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
3 1/2 teaspoons Equal For Recpies
= (or 12 packets Equal sweetener
or 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 3 dashes red pepper sauce - (to 3)
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Method

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.

Yield

4 Servings


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