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Holiday Recipe from Canadian Living: Sweet-And-Sour Meatballs

By //  by Candace Sampson

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The holidays are all about entertaining. For one month of the year, you’re either the entertainer, or the party guest. Either way, you want to have a back up of no fail recipes on hand that you can use to feed your guests at home or to bring along to the next potluck. Canadian Living has just released The Ultimate Cookbook and it’s loaded with delcious ideas to get you through the whole month.

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The staff at Life in Pleasantville loved flipping through the pages of this beautiful and visually stunning cookbook. We had a hard time deciding which recipe to take for a test run, but finally settled in on these Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs. I was happy to take one for the team and try them. As we suspected, they are a definite crowd-pleaser.

Canadian Living Ultimate Cookbook

When looking for holiday appetizers to serve at your next party, look for recipes that can be made ahead of time and won’t break the bank with expensive ingredients. If you’re attending a potluck, you’ll want to ensure what you’re bringing is portable.

Canadians have been relying on Canadian Living recipes for over forty years now, because their recipes are developed in their test kitchen under watchful eyes and only shared with us when they’re fail proof. So when you’re looking for a recipe to share, you can’t go wrong with The Ultimate Cookbook. We’re sharing the Sweet And Sour Meatballs recipe here but for more crowd-pleasers you’ll want to add this book to your wish list this year.

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Canadian Living: Sweet-And-Sour Meatballs

Grenadine gives the tangy sweet-and-sour sauce on these bite-size meatballs its signature bright red colour.
Total Time 40 minutes
Author Canadian Living Test Kitchen

Ingredients

MEATBALLS

  • 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs
  • 2 eggs lightly beaten
  • 2 green onions finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 900 g lean ground beef
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil

SWEET-AND-SOUR SAUCE

  • 2/3 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup grenadine
  • 1/3 cup vinegar
  • 3 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Meatballs: In bowl, stir together bread crumbs, eggs, green onions, garlic, ginger, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and salt; mix in beef. Roll 1 tbsp into balls. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 12 hours.)
  2. In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; working in batches, cook meatballs, turning occasionally, until browned and instant-read thermometer inserted into several meatballs reads 160F, about 10 minutes per batch.
  3. Sweet-And-Sour Sauce: While meatballs are cooking, in small saucepan, whisk together 3/4 cup water, pineapple juice, ketchup, brown sugar, grenadine, and vinegar. Bring to boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Stir cornstarch with 2 tbsp water; whisk sauce and simmer until thickened, about 30 seconds. Toss three-quarters of the sauce with meatballs. Arrange in a serving dish; top with remaining sauce.
  5. For Appetizers: Place in a single layer on a serving tray with toothpicks or small skewers.

Recipe Notes

I prepared these ahead of time and refrigerated them for cooking and serving the next day. They're best warm.

Adapted from Canadian Living: The Ultimate Cookbook

You can find The Ultimate Cookbook online at the Canadian Living Store, at Chapters Indigo and Amazon Canada.

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About Candace Sampson

Candace is founder and editor-in-chief of Life in Pleasantville which isn't half as fancy as it sounds. You can find her sharing travel stories on What She Said Radio and on CTV Ottawa Morning Live.

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Comments

  1. peady

    November 25, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    No word of lie, I was *just* at Coles ogling this book.

    It’s really, really, great!

    Sharing!

  2. Stephanie LaPlante

    November 26, 2015 at 2:39 pm

    Our ultimate recipe is perogies.

  3. julielaura1

    November 26, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    My ultimate recipe is Fish Pie

  4. nicolthepickle

    November 27, 2015 at 2:26 pm

    I love to make Soft pretzels, or a really good foccacia bread.

  5. Charlotte/chalbe

    November 27, 2015 at 2:49 pm

    Chicken Curry

  6. Victoria Ess

    November 27, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    I make amazing quiche.

  7. jan

    November 30, 2015 at 3:28 pm

    at this time of year it is a great scallopped potato

  8. Luzviminda Gunter-Smith

    December 9, 2015 at 7:10 am

    Loved cookbook and I kow the is one of them that I do like tk have, be nice to have ne, thanks for sharing

  9. Lushka Smith

    December 9, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    My ultimate recipe is Turkey with stuffing.

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