Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Meatball Ingredients

1 - 1 1/2 lbs. gluten burger (homemade or commercial)
10 water chestnuts, chopped
1 onion, chopped
5 dried mushrooms, rehydrated and chopped
1 egg
4 T. cornstarch
2 t. hoisin sauce
salt to taste
1 large bamboo shoot, chopped

Mix ingredients and form into balls. Deep fry using spatula to place balls into pan. Top with crisply fried carrot and green pepper strips, sweet and sour sauce and serve.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1/4 C. chopped onion
2 T. butter
2 T. cornstarch
2 T. brown sugar
1 T. soy sauce
3/4 C. pineapple syrup
1 can pineapple chunks
1/4 C. lemon juice

Cook onion and green pepper in butter until softened, but not browned - about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with cornstarch and brown sugar; mix well. Stir in combined liquids and cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened - about 2 minutes. Pour sauce and pineapple chunks over meatballs.

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