OSTRICH MEATBALLS IN SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

[leeha]

I really like the sounds of this recipe.

I have Crohn's Disease and I was told that Ostrich and buffalo meat are supposed to be very good for people with my chronic illness.

I am in USA, and I can get Ostrich at any food store.
This is a keeper of a recipe......I will make it this weekend and NOT tell my hubby and kids what the meat is!

I deffinitly have to give this to my Australian friend who I chat with daily!

I think I made the right choice to join this group!
I am Italian...anyone wants any recipes, let me know!

[Chris in NM]

Sweet and Sour Ostrich Meat Balls
www.emuoilcanada.com/recipes.html

1 egg, slightly beaten
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground sage
1/4 cup minced onion
1 lb ground Emu OR Ostrich
Sweet & Sour Sauce

Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium bowl, combine egg, milk, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, sage and onion. Stir in ground Emu, shape into l inch balls. Arrange on a rack in broiler pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes in preheated oven until lightly browned. Prepare Sweet & Sour Sauce. To serve, arrange meatballs in a chafing dish. Pour sauce over meatballs. Serve warm. Makes about 50 appetizers.

Sweet & Sour Sauce

1 (8-oz.) can sliced pineapple
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1 green pepper, cut in l inch squares

Drain pineapple; reserve juice in a saucepan ;set aside. Cut pineapple into 3/4-inch pieces; set aside. Stir cornstarch into reserved pineapple juice until dissolved. Stir in soy sauce, broth, vinegar and honey. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened and translucent. Stir in pineapple chunks and green pepper squares. Cook additional 1 to 2 minutes.