A meatball is made from an amount of ground meat rolled into a small ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, minced onion, spices, and possibly eggs. Meatballs are usually prepared and rolled by hand, and are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce.

There are many kinds of meatball recipes using different types of meats and spices, including vegetarian and fish alternatives, and various methods of preparation.

The ancient Roman cookbook Apicius included many meatball-type recipes. From the Balkans to India, there is a large variety of meatballs in the kofta family

Popularly known in Spanish language as Albondigas, meaning ���meatballs;��� In the Philippines it is called Almondigas. My question is . . . where are the almonds? Okay just kidding. It also means meatballs or in Tagalog, it means bola bola. Almondigas is a soup dish that has meatballs and noodles. Some cooks use misua AKA Wheat flour noodles. My version is the one I learned from my dad using Sotanghon AKA bean thread noodles.

Sweet and Sour dish — particularly sweet and sour pork is a Cantonese dish that was introduced by Chinese migrants to the West in the early part of 20th Century.  Since then, it evolved into variety of dishes with the same basic ingredients — sweet and sour sauce. Some are prepared with chicken and some are prepared with seafood such as fish and shrimp; sweet and sour meatballs dish is just another twist.

Preparing sweet and sour meatballs is very simple and don���t let the long list of ingredients and procedure scare you.  I only organized it in a way where you can serve it quickly right after cooking.   There are two different methods of cooking the meatballs.  You can deep fry them or bake them—just like what I did here.  By the way, this is also a good appetizer for your next party.  Just cook the meatballs and serve them with sweet and sour sauce without the veggies.

Meatballs (Bola-Bola) Ingredients:

1 kilo ground pork or beef
1 onion; minced
1 tablespoon garlic; minced
3 well beaten eggs
1/2 cup flour
Salt
Ground pepper
Soy sauce
Tomato catsup

Meatballs (Bola-Bola) Cooking Instructions:

In a bowl, mix all ingredients. Season with salt, soy sauce, and pepper according to taste. Form a ball 1��� diameter out of the mixture. Deep fry the meat balls until golden brown. Drain in a plate with paper towel and serve with tomato catsup.