Meatballs My Gran's Way

• 1 lb mincemeat
• 34 cup raisins or 34 cup sultana
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 slices bread (thick slices)
• milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 425 g pineapple
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons soya sauce
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons cornflour (roughly)

1. Soak raisins for 2 hours in hot water.
2. Soak bread briefly in milk--squeeze then flake into mince.
3. Add the egg.
4. Drain raisins (reserving water) and add the mixture.
5. Shape into balls and brown in oil and butter.
6. Transfer to casserole dish.
7. Place water from which the raisins were soaked plus the juice from the tin of pineapple pieces, brown sugar, tomato sauce, soya sauce, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce.
8. Bring to gentle simmer to amalgamate flavours.
9. Thicken with cornflour.
10. Add pineapple pieces.
11. Pour over meatballs.
12. Cover with foil.
13. Cook 1 - 1 1/4 hours at 350F.
14. We serve it with rice and not pasta.

mincemeat, raisins, water, bread, milk, egg, oil, butter, pineapple, brown sugar, tomato sauce, soya sauce, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, cornflour

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/meatballs-my-grans-way-182590 (may not work)