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Instant Pot Sweet and Sour Meatballs

A perfect combination in a meatball. Try this instant pot recipe today!
Course dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Asian
Keyword asian dinner, instant pot easy recipes, instant pot sweet and sour meatballs
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 592kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch or cornstarch
  • ¼ cup vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • ¾ cup liquid amino’s or soy sauce
  • 8 ounces ground pork sausage
  • 16 ounces ground beef 90/10
  • 1 ¼ cup raw broccoli florets finely chopped
  • cup oats
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 yellow bell pepper sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced
  • ¼ cup green onions chopped
  • Green onions for garnish
  • Sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl whisk together the arrowroot starch and the vinegar.
  • Next add honey, garlic powder, orange juice and amino’s. Set aside.
  • In a separate mixing bowl combine the ground pork sausage and ground beef.
  • Fold in the oats and broccoli. Make sure the broccoli floret is finely chopped and free of the stalk portion.
  • Add eggs and mix until thoroughly combined.
  • Form into meatballs. I did roughly 2 ounce portions.
  • Brown meatballs in the coconut oil on ‘sauté mode’.
  • Pour orange juice mixture into the instant pot with meatballs, along with the sliced bell peppers and green onions.
  • Cover with the lid and cook on the ‘pressure cook’ setting for 8-9 minutes.
  • After venting, remove lid and cook on the sauté setting for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce is reduced to desired thickness. Garnish with fresh green onions and sesame seeds. Serve over rice and enjoy.

Notes

Can be frozen for up to three months. Defrost in fridge and rewarm in instant pot or stovestop.

Nutrition

Serving: 24g | Calories: 592kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 196mg | Sodium: 3321mg | Potassium: 934mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 1516IU | Vitamin C: 151mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 5mg