I want to make sweet and sour pork meatballs, please help?

Question

right, i have my pack of 500g pork mince and my jar of sweet and sour sauce. how should i make my pork meatballs? do i put an egg into it to make it stick? my pork mince is 95 percent fat free so there isnt a load of fat to keep it moist and hold it together. is one egg too much? i made my steak mince too moist last time and it fell apart in a soggy mess but i also added milk that time. should i skip the egg and just add a small amount of milk? should i just use egg yolk? what do i use? i DO NOT have bread crumbs so cant use that if i make the meat mix too moist.

also, what spices do i add to my pork mince if im using sweet and sour sauce with it? onion? garlic? ginger?... chili?? or do i stick with pork stuff like sage? thanks =)

Answer 1

Add kosher salt, pepper, alittle garlic,some egg, to moisten, roll in to balls, I like to bake them 375, that way their not handled too much, or you can pan fry them, heat sauce seperatley, plate meat, add sauce, top with finley chopped green onyuns YO MING CHOW

Answer 2

Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs Recipe

    * 500 - 750 grams / 1 - 1½ lb of pork mince

    * ¾ cup of bread crumbs

    * 1 teaspoon of salt

    * 1 egg

    * 1 onion, finely chopped

    * peanut oil

    * 400 gram / 14 oz tin of pineapple

    * pineapple juice from the tin made up to 1 cup with water

    * ½ cup of vinegar

    * 1½ tablespoons of cornflour

    * ½ cup of brown sugar

    * 2 tablespoons of soy sauce

    * green or red capsicum (optional)

Meatballs

Combine the pork mince, bread crumbs, salt, egg and finely chopped onion in a large bowl. Roll the mixture into small balls. Preheat a frying pan to medium heat, add a little oil and fry the meatballs until golden.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

Combine the vinegar, cornflour, brown sugar and soy sauce in a shaker. Pour the contents of the shaker into a small saucepan and add the juice and water mixture. Stir and simmer until it thickens in approximately 5 to 10 minutes.Add the pineapple and capsicum. Pour over the cooked meatballs. Serve with Rice or Egg noodles.