Food Network: Shane's Sweet and Sour Meatballs

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Shane's Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Recipe courtesy Shane Grenald

Ingredients
1 pound cooked and frozen meatballs, thawed
2 (8-ounce) cans pineapple chunks, drained, juice reserved
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1 diced red or white onion
1/2 cup chopped green onion
6 cloves chopped garlic
Sweet and Sour Sauce, recipe follows
Coarse black pepper

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In deep non-greased baking pan, add the thawed meatballs. Top the meatballs with
the pineapple chunks. In a medium bowl add the mustard, red and green onion, and
garlic. Mix well. Top the meatballs and pineapple with the mustard sauce. Add the
Sweet and Sour Sauce and season with black pepper.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven; add the remaining pineapple juice, stir
to combine, and place back in the oven for the remaining 30 minutes. Serve while
hot.

Sweet and Sour Sauce:
4 cups ketchup
1/4 cup water

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup white vinegar
Black pepper (about 2 tablespoons)
2 tablespoons pineapple juice

In a saucepot, mix all ingredients together. Cook on high heat. Keep your eye on
it. Do not walk away. Cook for 2 minutes and stir. After 3 to 4 minutes, take it
off the heat and mix for 2 minutes. Use it same day or keep in the refrigerator
for about 2 to 3 weeks at the maximum.