Who doesn’t love meatballs? We’ve prepared a tasty and easy monkey meatball recipe with a sticky sweet-and-sour sauce. It’s perfect for a lunchbox, and the extra meatballs freeze well for easy preparation in the coming weeks.
These monkey meatballs go well with almost anything – pasta, rice, mashed potatoes or even salad. They make a hearty, delicious meal with or without sauce. To make meatballs even more fun to eat, assemble meatball halves and quarters into a cute monkey! Use cheese slices and nori to create a monkey’s face and add broccoli, corn, grapes and golden kiwi slices to complete the meal. Here’s a recipe for sweet sticky monkey meatballs that will definitely have the little ones asking for more!
Delicious Monkey Meatballs in Sweet Sauce
Here’s a recipe for a Delicious Monkey Meatballs in Sweet Sauce that will definitely have the little ones asking for more!
Ingredients
FOR THE MEATBALLS:
¼ pound ground beef (minced beef)
¼ pound ground pork (minced pork)
2 tablespoons yellow onion - chopped finely
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
1 medium egg - beaten
1 pinch Sea salt - to taste
1 pinch ground black pepper - to taste
1 pinch dried parsley - to taste
1 teaspoon butter
2 tablespoons cooking oil
FOR THE STICKY RED SAUCE COATS 10 MEATBALLS:
5 tablespoons ketchup (tomato sauce Australia and UK)
1 teaspoon sugar (white sugar)
3 teaspoons cornflour - dissolved in ½ cup of water
Instructions
- Wash the minced meat in a sieve, drain and marinate with salt, pepper and dried parsley.
- Mix in the breadcrumbs and add the beaten egg, one tablespoon at a time, until the mixture resembles dough and is not sticky. Add plain flour or breadcrumbs to reduce stickiness.
- Set aside the meat mixture for at least 1 hour.
- Shape into small round balls and set aside.
- Heat the pan with butter and oil, and until the oil bubbles lightly, add meatballs one at a time and brown them on medium flame.
- Remove the meatballs and drain them on kitchen napkins.
- You can opt to bake the meatballs in the oven too. Brush a mixture of oil and melted butter on the meatballs and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- To make the sticky red sauce, add ketchup and sugar to a small saucepan and bring to a boil on low fire.
- Stir in corn flour mixture until it thickens and becomes sticky.
- Add meatballs to sauce and coat liberally.
Notes
- You can shape the meatballs into patties for a faster cooking time.
- Alternatively, meatballs can be deep-fried.
- You can freeze the meatballs for up to 2 months.
- The sourness of different brands of ketchup varies; do adjust sugar amounts according to taste and preference.
Nutrition
Calories: 36kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 37mgPotassium: 37mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.2mg
How did this recipe turn out for you?We’re eager to hear your thoughts!
