I always buy those fancy sweet and sour sauce bottles that Heinz makes. But i thought to myself, why not do it from scratch on my own? At least you get to know every single ingredient.

Experiment that worked !

I used to include onions in these, but when I started to focus on their softness, I ended up with this recipe.The water that you mix into the meat is pretty key in producing soft, fluffy meatballs!Using katakuriko starch powder gives the sauce a thick texture!These meatballs turn out great not only with ground pork but even with other ground meats or minced chicken. Just halve the amount of egg if you're planning on using minced chicken, because chicken naturally has more moisture to begin with. Recipe by Fumecchi

A friend of mine told me that they fry leftover hamburger meat mixture and serve it coated with sweet vinegar ankake sauce, so I fried the leftover meat mixture from meat-stuffed peppers and turned them into sweet-and-sour pork style meatballs.The green peppers will change color if you add them in too early, so it is better to cut them up finely and then add them in later. It also tastes great if you add in shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and quail eggs.The katakuriko will sink to the bottom of the combined flavoring ingredients, so be sure to mix it up again before adding it to the pan. For 3 servings. Recipe by Hamumaki

I saw some ground chicken breast on sale! Chicken has a pretty light flavor to it, so when I decided to change half of the meat to pork, I ended up with especially tasty meatballs!This meaty and hearty dish lets you enjoy the taste of chicken without the greasiness of an all-pork recipe.If you like your meatballs chock-full of meat, reduce the amount of onions.If your onion seems to be on the watery side, make sure to squeeze the moisture out after chopping.After pouring the sauce onto the meatballs, simmer well to get rid of the acidity from the ketchup and vinegar.These are also good without doubanjiang! Recipe by moj

My mom passed this recipe down to me. My mom always eyeballs the amounts, and couldn't be bothered when I asked her the exact amounts, but she made measured it out, and shared the recipe with me. This is delicious in a different way from the sweet vinegar-based sauce in.This makes a lot of sweet vinegar sauce, so you could double the amount of meat!! Recipe by Hekisora

Ever since I was a child, I liked to putter around in the kitchen. Sometimes I watched my late mom cooking. Most of the time she asked me to do this and that. I can still hear her voice telling me to peel or chop something. Growing up, I was blessed with a warm family and a home full of delicious dishes. My mother was always cooking something. Spicy rendang, stir-fry, seafood dishes, oh, how I'the love to return to that state of bliss when my parents were still alive and we could have a normal dinner together, chatting about mundane stuff.I am grateful for those memories. Now I am passing them to my kids. They are no stranger in the kitchen and in a way I am happy because my mother would love this.I learned (and am still learning) cooking by trial and error. The internet has opened my eyes to plenty of food around the world, but sometimes I yearn for the familiar, like this sweet and sour sauce. Being an Asian, we naturally collect tomato and chili sauce sachets from take-outs so we always have some around the house.#givingthanks

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/01/sweet-and-sour-sauce.html

Chicken is pounded until extremely tender, and then the remaining tatters are deep fried in a seasoned dredge to create unique shapes and textures. The chicken is served with a tangy duck-style sauce.

I tried a sample of something like this in the prepared foods section of the supermarket. I tried to replicate it and modified it to my liking, and it came out completely different.You can omit the doubanjiang if you prefer!If you combine the sticky meat with the lotus root, the fritters won't fall apart in the hot oil! ! Recipe by Nico

I wanted to come up with an easy way of making meatballs.This time I used a ground beef and pork mix (it's alright to just use pork).As I made extras, I cooled the meatballs after Step 6 and froze them for later.You can adjust the amount of vinegar for kids. Recipe by Yuukarikoara

I don't like sweet and sour pork made with deep fried pork, so at some point I started using easy to make meatballs instead. I've also settled on this light soy sauce flavored sauce rather than the usual ketchup flavored one.*Adjust the amount of meatballs you add to taste.*By mixing the katakuriko with the flavoring ingredients beforehand, you can prevent lumps from forming in the sauce. Recipe by Akane