Slow Cooker Teriyaki Meatballs with Pineapple

Asian inspired slow cooker teriyaki meatballs with pineapple are super easy, low carb and can be made in your crockpot. Juicy, succulent, these teriyaki pineapple meatballs can also be baked in the oven.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Chinese, Japanese

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 3

Total Time 3 20

Servings Portions

Calories 625kcal

Author Richa

Ingredients

For the Meatballs

750 grams Ground Beef or Chicken
250 grams Ground Pork
⅔ cup Breadcrumbs
¼ cup Milk
1 Egg
½ Onion finely minced
2 teaspoons Ginger minced
1 teaspoon Chilli Flakes
Salt to taste
2 tablespoons Oil

For the Teriyaki Sauce

½ cup Light Soy Sauce
½ cup Water
2 tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
¼ cup Brown Sugar or Honey
1 tablespoon Ginger minced
1 teaspoon Garlic minced
1 teaspoon Chilli Flakes
2 tablespoons Cornstarch or Potato starch

Other Add Ins

1 cup Pineapple diced
2 cups Snap Peas or Broccoli, Beans, Bell Peppers
Sesame Seeds and sliced Green Onions for topping
Steamed Rice for serving

Instructions

Make the Meatballs

In a bowl mix together breadcrumbs and milk and let sit for 5 minutes.
Add the egg, minced onions, ginger, chilli flakes and salt and mix to combine. Add the beef and pork and mix with your hands until just combined.
Rub a little oil on your hands and form the mixture into 1 inch meatballs.

Brown the Meatballs

Heat the remaining oil in a large skillet and add the meatballs in the batches, making sure that its not over crowded. Brown the meatballs on all sides, remove them from the pan and place them in the slow cooker.

Slow Cook the Meatballs

Whisk together all the ingredients under sauce and pour the sauce over the meatballs in the slow cooker. Add the pineapple and cook on low for 3-4 hours till the meatballs are cooked through and the sauce has thickened up.
Add the snap peas or any other vegetables you are using and cook for another 10 minutes. Serve over rice topped with sesame seeds and green onions.

Notes

The meatballs can also be browned in the oven instead of cooking them on the skillet. To brown in the oven, preheat the oven to 200 C/400 F. Place the meatballs on a foil lined baking sheet and broil (only the top element) for 5-7 minutes.

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