Beef: Meatballs: Not Your Typical Paleo Grandma's Meatballs

By Dski

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• (for meatballs)
• 1 pound of ground beef
• 1 small onion, grated or very finely chopped
• 2 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ( omit if cooking for children who don’t like spice)
• 3 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
• 1 egg
• For the sauce
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 medium onions chopped
• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 2 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• pinch of cayenne
• 1/2 cup freshed chopped parsley
• 2 cups of crushed tomatoes (organic, least amount of ingredients)
• 1 cup of beef broth

Preparation

Step 1

Meatballs:

In a bowl, mix the beef with all ingredients. Roll into 1-inch balls and set aside.

Sauce: #1 Heat olive oil in the bottom of the saute pan. Add onions and cook over medium heat for 8 to 10 mins, until tender and translucent. add the garlic, cumin, pepper, cayenne and parsley and cook for 5 more minutes to blend the flavors. stir in the tomato sauce and beef broth and bring to a simmer.

#2 Brown the meatballs in a pan over high heat with a little coconut oil. Then add to the sauce, cook for 15 mins. serve the meatballs over fried kale or spinach