Sweet and Sour Meatballs and Rice

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  2 lb or 906g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Carrots

  Raw

  1 cup chopped or 128g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  2 large or 100g

• Saltines

  Crackers, (includes oyster, soda, soup)

  2 cup, crushed or 140g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 tsp or 2g

• Beets

  Pickled, canned, solids and liquids

  8 oz or 227g

• Vinegar

  Distilled

  1 cup or 239g

• Brown sugar

  1 cup unpacked or 145g

• Cornstarch

  2 tbsp or 15g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  2 tbsp or 36g

• White rice

  Long-grain, regular, raw, enriched

  4 cup or 740g

Directions

1. Cook rice in rice cooker or accord to package directions.
2. Mix ground beef, ginger, onions, carrots, crackers, eggs, salt and pepper. Form into 1 inch nails and place on greased broiler pan. Cook for 30 to 45 minutes in oven at 350 degrees
3. Mix beet juice and vinegar in 2 cup measure. Add water until liquid measures 2 cups. In a bowl whisk together beef and vinegar juice, soy sauce cornstarch, and Brown sugar. Cook in skillet on medium until sauce thickens. Add beets and meatballs. Stir till coated. Serve on top of rice.