Pineapple Pacific Potluck - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 large sweet onion, grated
2 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 1/2 tablespoons soya sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (14 ounce) can pineapple chunks (save juice)
2 ounces unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup cider vinegar
10 ounces frozen peas or 10 ounces canned peas
cooked long-grain jasmine rice

Preparation

Mix ground beef, onions, eggs, salt, pepper and 1/2 tablespoon of soya sauce together.
Shape mixture into 32 small balls.
Dip meatballs in soya sauce to coat.
Add any remaining soya sauce to 2 tbsp oil in frying pan and brown meatballs gently.
Place browned meatballs in a 10 cup baking dish.
Drain syrup from pineapple chunks and combine with pineapple juice.
Mix together sugar, cornstarch and 1/2 tsp salt.
Stir in juice mixture and vinegar.
Mix well.
Cook juice mixture in clean pot, stirring constantly until the sauce thickens and boils. The sauce thickens very quickly.
Combine pineapple chunks and peas with the meatballs in dish.
Pour sauce over the meatballs and cover.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
Serve ontop of cooked rice.