Thursday, September 23, 2010

Tita's sweet and sour meatballs

1lb ground beef
1/2 onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 egg
Salt, pepper
2tbsp flour

make into meat balls and flatten
fry in oil to brown (some pink in center)

celery
snowpeas
sliced bell pepper
remainder of sliced onion

Fry briefly w/LITTLE (pinch) salt and pepper

water (maybe 1/2-1cup?)
vinnegar 2 tablespoons
2tblespoons sugar
2 slices ginger
sweet and sour sauce to taste (use real, not thai chili)
1/2 tblespoon corn starch w/ water to thicken (end up with about 1/4 cup)

Finish cooking meat in sauce, adding in cornstarch slowly to thicken.  add in veggies set aside at end and serve with rice