12/21/2012

{Recipe} Hawaiian Meatballs Over Rice

I love the flavors of this meal and how filling it is.  
The touch of sweet with the salty... Mmmmm!
It makes for great leftovers too:)

Hawaiian Meatballs over Rice
Yields approx. 70 meatballs


Meatballs

1 can Evaporated Milk
3 lbs Ground Turkey or Hamburger
1/2 t. Garlic Salt
2 cups Oatmeal
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Onion, finely chopped
1 t. Pepper
2 t. Salt

Sauce

2 cups Ketchup
or
1 cup Ketchup
1 can Green El Pato
1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
1 T. Liquid Smoke
1/2 t. Garlic Salt
1/2 cup Onion, finely chopped
Green Onion, chopped for garnish (optional) 

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the meatball ingredients well and shape into 1- 1 1/2 inch balls.
I use a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop.

For the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a pot and heat it until it boils.
Pour a 1/4 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish, and spread around.
Place the meatballs in rows, then pour the rest of the sauce on top.
Bake uncovered for 45-60 minutes.

If using a rice cooker, we do half white basmati, and half brown rice...
Started at about the time we put the meatballs in the oven.
This way they are done at roughly the same time.


Scoop, Serve, and Enjoy:)