Waikiki Meatballs

Meatballs with Peppers and Pineapple


Ingredients
1-1/2 lb Ground Turkey/Hamburger
½ c. Onion, Diced Very Finely
1 whole Egg
2/3 cups Bread Crumbs or crushed saltines
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1-1/2 tsp ginger
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
½ teaspoons Crushed Red Pepper, More To Taste
1/2 c. All-purpose Flour
Olive Oil, For Frying


Sauce (I usually double the sauce, but not the pineapple juice.)
1 chopped green pepper
15 oz. canned pineapple tidbits--drained, with juice reserved
2 Tablespoon Cornstarch
3 Tablespoons Soy Sauce (More if you like soy sauce)
1/3 cups White Vinegar
1/4 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp. Crushed red pepper
Salt To Taste



Preparation Instructions
Combine ground turkey, diced onion, egg, salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, ginger and crushed red pepper. Mix with hands until combined. Roll meat mixture into tablespoon-sized balls and coat with flour. Place on a cookie sheet. Freeze on the pan for 15 minutes to firm.

Heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Roll meatballs in flour, then fry in two batches until nice and brown, about two minutes per batch. Remove meatballs and set aside on a separate plate.

In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, pineapple juice, vinegar, and soy sauce. Mix until smooth, then pour into skillet with meatballs. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green pepper and pineapple chunks. Heat through.

Serve over cooked brown or white rice.



Adapted from: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/12/meatballs-with-peppers-and-pineapple/

Pistachio Cake

For the pistachio lovers in the family!

pistachio cake

1 yellow cake mix
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup water*
4 eggs*
1/2 tsp almond flavoring
1 small box pistachio pudding mix
1 pkg. chocolate chips

mix all ingredients well, pour into greased bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

* i used about 1/2 cup water and 1/4 cup of milk, and instead of 4 eggs, i used two and substituted the other 2 with 2 tbsp of ground flax seeds and 6 tbsp of water.