Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Health score
1%
Sweet and Sour Meatballs
65 min.
38
81kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 20 ounce tomato sauce canned
  • cup chili sauce 
  • large eggs beaten
  • tablespoon flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
  • 1.5 pounds pd of ground turkey 
  • 38 servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
  • 0.3 cup brown sugar light
  • 0.5  orange zest juiced
  • cup panko bread crumbs Japanese breadcrumbs
  • cup parmesan grated
  • cup peach preserves 
  • pinch pepper flakes red
  • tablespoons red wine vinegar 
  • tablespoon neely rub dry
  •  shallots minced
  • tablespoon worcestershire sauce 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • toothpicks
  • casserole dish
  • aluminum foil

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Mix the tomato sauce, peach preserves, chili sauce, sugar, orange zest, orange juice, red wine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and Neely Dry Rub in a medium saucepan. Simmer while you prepare the meatballs.
  3. Combine the turkey, shallot, panko, Parmesan, egg, parsley, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper together in a large bowl and mix well. Shape the mixture into the size of walnuts and place in a single layer in a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish.
  4. Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the meatballs, cover with foil, and bake for 35 minutes.
  5. Remove the foil and bake 10 minutes more.
  6. Serve with decorative bamboo toothpicks.

Nutrition Facts

Calories81kcal
Protein29.34%
Fat14.63%
Carbs56.03%

Properties

Glycemic Index
5.82
Glycemic Load
3.66
Inflammation Score
-2
Nutrition Score
3.9152173736821%

Flavonoids

Apigenin
0.23mg
Myricetin
0.02mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:80.87kcal
4.04%
Fat:1.32g
2.04%
Saturated Fat:0.59g
3.72%
Carbohydrates:11.41g
3.8%
Net Carbohydrates:10.77g
3.91%
Sugar:7.46g
8.28%
Cholesterol:16.53mg
5.51%
Sodium:241.12mg
10.48%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:5.97g
11.95%
Vitamin B3:2.13mg
10.65%
Vitamin B6:0.19mg
9.64%
Selenium:5.74µg
8.2%
Phosphorus:74.84mg
7.48%
Calcium:44.53mg
4.45%
Potassium:149.12mg
4.26%
Vitamin C:3.47mg
4.2%
Vitamin B2:0.06mg
3.69%
Vitamin K:3.69µg
3.52%
Iron:0.61mg
3.36%
Zinc:0.49mg
3.25%
Vitamin A:159.6IU
3.19%
Manganese:0.06mg
2.98%
Magnesium:11.52mg
2.88%
Copper:0.06mg
2.82%
Vitamin B1:0.04mg
2.72%
Vitamin E:0.4mg
2.68%
Fiber:0.65g
2.58%
Vitamin B5:0.25mg
2.53%
Vitamin B12:0.14µg
2.34%
Folate:7.54µg
1.89%