Sweet & Sour Meatballs

 This recipe easily fed our family of 8 with some left overs, which is always the goal! It's gluten and sugar free, but you can substitute the oatmeal with bread crumbs and the honey with sugar, if you so desire.

Ginger Meatballs
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup milk
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp ground pepper
2 eggs
3lbs hamburger

Mix everything but the hamburger in a small bowl and let set for 5 minutes. Put the hamburger in a large mixing bowl and add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. I've found it best to use my hands - they'll get messy rolling the meatballs anyway.

Roll the hamburger mixture into balls and bake on a sheet pan at 500* for 12-15 minutes. While they're baking, mix up the sauce.

Sweet & Sour Sauce
2 tsp coconut oil
2 large garlic cloves
2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons coconut aminos
1/3 cup honey
4 tsp cornstarch, mixed with 1 TBSP of water

2 cups pineapple pieces

Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan and add the minced garlic. Fry until the garlic is golden brown. Add everything else but the pineapple pieces and cook until thickened, stirring often.

Put the meatballs into a roasting pan and pour the pineapple over them. Add the sauce and bake at 300* for at least 30 minutes. You can also put everything in a slow cooker for several hours.

​Serve over rice.