Sweet And Sour Meatballs

• 1 pound Ground beef
• 1/4 cup Matzo meal
• 1 Onion
• 1 tablespoon Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
• 1 bottle Tomato sauce
• 1/3 cup Golden raisins
• 1/2 cup Green olives, including some of the brine
• 1 head Garlic
• 2 Bay leaves
• 6 Sun dried tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon Honey
• 1/2 head Cabbage

1. For the meatballs: Finely chop the onion and combine in a large ziplock bag or mixing bowl with ground beef, matzo meal, pepper, and olive oil. Knead until it coheres into a log, seal or cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
2. For the sauce: Soak the sun dried tomatoes in a glass of water until soft, then slice them. Put most of the bottle of tomato sauce in a large dutch oven and add the honey, raisins, olives, some of the vinegar from the olives, some of the soaking liquid from the tomatoes, the sliced tomatoes, the separated and peeled cloves of garlic, and the bay leaves.
3. Make about 12 large meatballs out of the meat mixture and lay them in a circle around the perimeter of the pot.
4. Slice the cabbage into 1x2 inch chunks and put the whole half-head down in the middle of the circle of meatballs.
5. Cover the pot and bake at 425 for about 1 hour. The meat should be cooked through and the cabbage softened and starting to brown on the exposed edges. Mix it up with the sauce before serving.

ground beef, matzo meal, onion, pepper, olive oil, tomato sauce, golden raisins, green olives, garlic, bay leaves, tomatoes, honey, cabbage

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/sweet-and-sour-meatballs-572649f1fb469991133ff47b (may not work)