Herbed Meatballs With Fresh Tomato Sauce

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 onions finely diced
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley finely
• 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon chili sauce
• 1 pinch ground cumin
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tomatoes ripe, chopped
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and finely chopped
• 1 pinch sugar

1. In a large bowl, mix together the beef, half the onions, the garlic, egg, parsley, breadcrumbs, milk, 1 tbsp tomato paste, chili sauce, cumin, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste. Knead with your hands until smooth. Form the mixture into 24 meatballs.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the meatballs in batches and cook for 8-10 mins until browned and cooked through, turning as needed.
3. Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the remaining onions and cook for 3-4 mins. Stir in the remaining 1 tbsp tomato paste and cook for 1 min. Add the tomatoes, sherry, jalapeno and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 5-10 mins. Transfer the meatballs to a large bowl, pour over the sauce and serve.

ground beef, onions, garlic, egg, parsley finely, breadcrumbs, milk, tomato paste, chili sauce, ground cumin, ground nutmeg, olive oil, tomatoes, sherry, pepper, sugar

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Herbed-Meatballs-with-Fresh-Tomato-Sauce-1412203 (may not work)