Pacific Island Meatballs Recipes

PACIFIC ISLAND MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Shape hamburger into small meatballs.
• Brown meatballs in skillet with garlic.
• Mix together cornstarch, brown sugar, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and beef stock. Add to meatballs and stir until thick and bubbly.
• Serve over rice.

THE JUICIEST MEAT BALLS EVER

Steps:

• Soak the bread crumbs in the milk while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Put the beef and pork into a large bowl. Add the onion, butter, eggs, and parsley and season well with salt and pepper. Put the soaked bread crumbs into the bowl and mix it all together well with your (clean) hands. Form the mixture into meatballs about the size of ping pong balls.
• Heat about 1/4-inch of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the meatballs until they are browned on all sides and cooked through, about 15 minutes.

HAWAIIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix together ground beef, ginger, garlic powder, and pepper until well combined. Form into 1 1/2-inch meatballs.
• Saute meatballs in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes. Remove meatballs to a plate, reserving the pan drippings.
• While the meatballs are cooking, pour juice from the canned pineapple into a liquid measuring cup and add enough water to make 1 cup. Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in a small bowl.
• Add pineapple juice and brown sugar mixtures to the warm pan drippings. Add vinegar and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Cook until sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Add meatballs, pineapple chunks, and green pepper. Simmer until meatballs are no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.

WAIKIKI MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, cracker crumbs, onion, egg, milk, ginger and salt. Shape mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into meatballs.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place meatballs in skillet and cook until evenly brown, and meat is no longer pink. Drain excess fat.
• In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, brown sugar, reserved pineapple juice, vinegar and soy sauce. Mix until smooth, then pour into the skillet with meatballs. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils, about 5 minutes. Stir in the green pepper and pineapple chunks. Heat through.

POLYNESIAN GLAZED MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add peppers and onions; cook 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in barbecue sauce, ginger, garlic powder and reserved pineapple liquid. Add meatballs; stir until evenly coated. Cook 10 min. or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, cook rice as directed on package.
• Stir pineapple chunks into meatball mixture. Serve over rice.

POLYNESIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the milk, onion, saltines and seasoned salt. Crumble beef over mixture and mix lightly but thoroughly. With wet hands, shape into 1-in. balls. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown meatballs in small batches, turning often. Remove with a slotted spoon and keep warm. Drain skillet., Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. Add enough water to juice to measure 1 cup. In a bowl, combine the cornstarch, pineapple juice mixture, vinegar, soy sauce, lemon juice and brown sugar until smooth. Add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add meatballs. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the pineapple; heat through.

HAWAIIAN MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Mix pork, panko, onion, cilantro, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Form into 12 balls. Chill 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add meatballs; cook turning occasionally until browned all over, about 7 minutes. Remove meatballs.
• Clean out skillet, return to medium-high. In a small bowl, whisk together pineapple juice, vinegar, cornstarch, and cayenne. Add to skillet; bring to a gentle boil. Return meatballs to pot, cook, turning a few times, until sauce is reduced and meatballs are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add pineapple chunks; toss to coat. Serve with cilantro and serrano pepper.

CARIBBEAN MEATBALLS WITH TROPICAL SAUCE

Steps:

• For the meatballs, combine the turkey and the next 6 ingredients, mixing well.
• Shape mixture into 24, 1-inch, meatballs.
• Arrange on a rack or a roasting pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake at 400°F for 12 minutes or until meatballs are browned.
• While the meatballs are in the oven, make the sauce by placing the mango in a blender and process until smooth.
• Combine cornstarch and sugar in a small saucepan and add the pureed mango, water and remaining ingredients.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened. This yields 1 1/2 cups sauce.
• Serve meatballs in a chafing dish with the sauce.

HAWAIIAN CHICKEN MEATBALLS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl combine your chicken, egg, paprika, onion powder, sugar, garlic powder, and pepper.
• Mix until well combined (mixing with hands or a food processor works best) and roll into one inch balls.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until they are all the way cooked through and not pink in the middle.
• Remove the meatballs from the oven and place on a pan rubbed with olive oil.
• Let the meatballs brown on all sides, then remove from heat and set aside.
• Slice a fresh pineapple. Using the same pan, brown the pineapple. I drizzled honey over my pineapple to give it a sweeter taste, but this is optional.
• Cook until pineapple is browned.
• Using a toothpick, pierce a pineapple chunk and a meatball and place on plate.
• Drizzle teriyaki sauce over the kabob.