Sweet and Sour Pork Style Meatballs with Thick Sweet-Vinegar Sauce

• 1/2 or the whole amount Meatballs (see
• 100 grams Onion
• 100 grams Carrot
• 100 grams Green bell peppers
• 2 to 4 Dried shiitake mushrooms
• 100 to 150 grams Pineapple (canned is fine)
• 100 ml Water
• 1/2 tsp Weipa
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Castor sugar (or granulated sugar)
• 3 tbsp Rice vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Katakuriko (or cornstarch)
• 1 tbsp The soaking liquid from the shiitake mushrooms
• 1 tsp Sake
• 1 dash Salt
• 1 tbsp Vegetable oil (or any oil for stir frying)

1. Make the meatballs using.
2. Rehydrate the shiitake mushrooms by soaking in water.
3. Take off the stems and slice diagonally into 2 to 4 pieces each.
4. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the soaking liquid.
5. Cut the onion into wedges, then cut in half crosswise.
6. Roughly cut up the carrot and pepper.
7. Cut the pineapple into easy to eat pieces.
8. Combine all the ingredients and mix.
9. Bring some water to a boil in a wok, boil the carrot and drain.
10. Cook for about 5 minutes.
11. Put the vegetable oil in the same wok and heat.
12. Add the onion, shiitake mushrooms, bell pepper, carrot and pineapple in that order, continuously stir frying.
13. When the onion is translucent and wilted, add the meatballs and mix.
14. Add the combined flavoring ingredients all at once.
15. Bring to a boil.
16. When the sauce has thickened and has coated the ingredients, it's done.

amount meatballs, onion, carrot, green bell peppers, shiitake mushrooms, pineapple, water, weipa, sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, katakuriko, shiitake mushrooms, sake, salt, vegetable oil

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/153501-sweet-and-sour-pork-style-meatballs-with-thick-sweet-vinegar-sauce (may not work)