Making the perfect Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs should only take approximately 45 min . It’s considered an Easy level recipe. Below are the ingredients and directions for you to easily follow. The Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs recipe can feed your family for 24 to 26 meatballs.
There are many different ways to make this Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs recipe. Once you’re familiar with our recommended ingredients and directions, you can add your own twist to this recipe to make it your own! We’ve also listed potential Cookware items below that might be necessary for this Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs recipe.
Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs Popular Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/4 cup panko
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 onion, grated
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup lingonberry or red currant jam
- 1/2 cup sweet chili sauce
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Steps for making Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs
- Make the meatballs: Preheat an air fryer to 375˚ F. Mix the ground beef, panko, milk, egg, onion, rosemary, salt and pepper in a large bowl until well combined. Roll the mixture into 24 to 26 two-inch meatballs.
- Working in batches, arrange the meatballs in the air fryer basket. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 8 minutes.
- Make the sauce: Whisk the jam, chili sauce and balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Toss the meatballs in the sauce.
Popular Categories for this Recipe
- Meatballs – A meatball is ground meat rolled into a small ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are many types of meatballs using different types of meats and spices. The term is sometimes extended to meatless versions based on vegetables or fish; the latter are also commonly known as fishballs.
- Appetizer – An hors d’oeuvre (/ɔːr ˈdɜːrv(rə)/ or DURV(-rə); French: hors-d’œuvre (listen)), appetizer or starter is a small dish served before a meal in European cuisine. Some hors d’oeuvres are served cold, others hot. Hors d’oeuvres may be served at the dinner table as a part of the meal, or they may be served before seating, such as at a reception or cocktail party. Formerly, hors d’oeuvres were also served between courses.Typically smaller than a main dish, an hors d’oeuvre is often designed to be eaten by hand.
You might need the following Cookware
In this section we’ve listed Cookware items that might be helpful to make this Air Fryer Sweet-and-Sour Meatballs recipe (or similar recipes). If certain tools or utensils are not applicable, then ignore and choose relevant items.
- Cooking pots
- Frying pan
- Steamers
- Colander
- Skillet
- Knives
- Cutting board
- Grater
- Saucepan
- Stockpot
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Wooden Spoon
