Meatballs with Sweet & Sour Sauce from 30 Day Gourmet Freezer Cooking . . .

Meals:	1	2	3	4	5	6
Serves: 6
Makes:	40 meatballs	80 meatballs	120 meatballs	160 meatballs	200 meatballs	240 meatballs
Meatballs:
Ground beef; lean	1 1/2 lbs.	3 lbs.	4 1/2 lbs.	6 lbs.	7 1/2 lbs.	9 lbs.
Oats; quick or old fashioned	1 C.	2 C.	3 C.	4 C.	5 C.	6 C.
Water chestnuts; drained and finely diced	8 oz.	16 oz.	24 oz.	32 oz.	40 oz.	48 oz.
Onion salt	1/2 t.	1 t.	1 1/2 t.	2 t.	2 1/2 t.	1 T.
Garlic salt	1/2 t.	1 t.	1 1/2 t.	2 t.	2 1/2 t.	1 T.
Salt	1/4 t.	1/2 t.	3/4 t.	1 t.	1 1/4 t.	1 1/2 t.
Soy sauce	1 T.	2 T.	3 T.	1/4 C.	1/4 C. + 1 T.	1/4 C. + 2 T.
Egg	1	2	3	4	5	6
Milk	1/2 C.	1 C.	1 1/2 C.	2 C.	2 1/2 C.	3 C.
Sauce:
Crushed pineapple; reserve juice	20 oz.	40 oz.	60 oz.	80 oz.	100 oz.	120 oz.
Brown sugar	1 C.	2 C.	3 C.	4 C.	5 C.	6 C.
Cornstarch	2 T.	1/4 C.	1/4 C. + 2 T.	1/2 C.	1/2 C. + 2 T.	3/4 C.
Beef Broth	1 C.	2 C.	3 C.	4 C.	5 C.	6 C.
Vinegar	1/2 C.	1 C.	1 1/2 C.	2 C.	2 1/2 C.	3 C.
Soy sauce	1 T.	2 T.	3 T.	1/4 C.	1/4 C. + 1 T.	1/4 C. + 2 T.
Green pepper; chopped	1 med.	2 med.	3 med.	4 med.	5 med.	6 med.

Assembly Directions:
Meatballs: For each recipe, combine ground beef, oats, diced water chestnuts, onion salt, garlic salt, salt, soy sauce, egg and milk. Shape into 40 balls about 1-1 1/4 inch in diameter. (Use a small cookie scoop to make the job go quicker.) Place the meatballs on a sprayed or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes until lightly browned and no longer pink in the center. Cool.

Sauce: For each recipe, drain pineapple and reserve juice. Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan. Add drained pineapple juice (about 3/4 C.) bouillon, vinegar and soy sauce. Bring mixture to a boil stirring constantly until it clears and thickens. Remove from heat. Cool. Add chopped green pepper and pineapple.

Freezing Directions:

Freeze meatballs in freezer bags or rigid containers. Pour sauce into quart-sized freezer bags. Keep the meatballs and the sauce together!

To serve: Thaw and reheat in microwave, on stovetop or in crockpot. Serve as an appetizer or with rice as a main dish.