Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs with Plums

Ingredients

• Plum Sauce

  • 1 red plum, pitted and diced
  • 1 cup (250 ml) water
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) finely chopped fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sambal oelek (optional)
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

• Meatballs

  • 1 lb (454 g) ground pork
  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) canola oil
  • 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced diagonally
  • 2 zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch (1/2-cm) thick half-rings
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • Salt and pepper