Sweet and Sour Meatballs made soy-free, refined sugar-free and healthy! This easy recipe can be served as a main entrée or appetizer. Wow your friends and family with these incredible meatballs!

Healthy Sweet and Sour Meatballs made gluten-free, soy-free and refined sugar-free. This easy Asian-inspired meatball recipe is an incredible entrée or appetizer!

Two things: meatballs are the spice of life, and sweet and sour sauce makes the world go round.

In all seriousness, combining meatballs with my homemade soy-free, refined sugar-free sweet and sour sauce is one of the best decisions I’ve made all year!

Your favorite ball of meat swaddled in that palate-pleasing elixir of the Gods? Throw in some fried rice, and you’re holding the golden ticket to taste bud bliss!

If you’ve tried my Sweet and Sour Pork, Paleo Sweet and Sour Shrimp, or Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken you know it is entirely possible to enjoy your sweet and sours in a health-conscious manner.

Made without sugar, gluten, soy, or dairy, these meatballs are not only easy to prepare, but they’re quite good for you!

The way I see it, these meatballs are fabulous as a main entrée (I eat them with veggies and rice), or as an appetizer for guests.

If you go the appetizer route, you can make the meatballs smaller and provide toothpicks for easy serving. Just food for thought 😉

Let’s have a looksy at the ingredients.

Sweet and Sour Meatball Ingredients:

Sweet and Sour Sauce: Honey, unsweetened ketchup, rice vinegar, coconut aminos (or liquid aminos or soy sauce if you’re fine with soy), sriracha, sesame oil, and tapioca flour.

When combined, these ingredients generate that delectable thick sweet and sour sauce that you’d guzzle if no one were watching.

Meatballs: Ground beef, egg, garlic, coconut aminos, and sea salt. This simple combination yields flavorful, tender meatballs that sit so sweetly in sweet and sour sauce.

If you love the iconic meatball texture, add ⅓ to ½ cup of panko bread crumbs or gluten-free breadcrumbs. I like meatballs without breadcrumbs, but if you enjoy that softer, spongy texture, get on those crumbs!

Let’s make a batch or twelve!

How to Make Sweet and Sour Meatballs:

Begin by preparing the sauce. Add the ingredients for the sauce to a small blender and blend until completely smooth. Note: if you don’t own a small blender, whisk the ingredients together in a bowl or measuring cup until combined.

Prepare the meatball mixture. Add the ingredients for the meatballs to a mixing bowl and use your hands to mix everything together until well-combined. The mixture will be sticky but should still hold together nicely.

Form 7 to 8 meatballs out of the mixture.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Heat avocado oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil is hot, carefully place the meatballs in the skillet, leaving plenty of room between each of them to ensure even cooking.

Sear on two sides for 3 to 4 minutes each.

Turn off the heat and pour in the sauce. Use a spoon to stir around the meatballs and ladle sauce over the meatballs until they are all well-saturated in sauce.

Transfer the skillet to the preheated oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through.

Serve with your choice of sides and enjoy!

What to Serve With Sweet & Sour Meatballs:

As I mentioned before, I eat these with sautéed vegetables and steamed brown rice. You can also go with any of the following options!

Sweet + Sour 4 Evah!

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