Award Winning Meatballs In Peanut Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Meatballs
    1 lb ground beef
    1 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
    1 cup half-and-half
    1 large egg, beaten
    3 tablespoons berbere, spice blend
    2 tablespoons fresh minced parsley or 2 tablespoons cilantro
    1/3 cup finely minced onion
    For Dusting
    1/3 cup flour
    2 teaspoons paprika
    Rich Peanut Sauce
    2 tablespoons coconut oil or 2 tablespoons peanut oil
    1/2 cup diced onion
    1 teaspoon minced garlic
    1 tablespoon minced crystallized ginger
    1 cup diced tomato
    1 tablespoon chili-garlic sauce
    1/3 cup tomato paste
    3 cups beef broth (use more to thin sauce if desired)
    1/2 cup no sugar peanut butter
    1/2 teaspoon saffron (optional)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    1 tablespoon fresh parsley
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place bread crumbs in a large bowl top with 1/2 and 1/2 soak five minutes.
    Add the rest of the meatball ingredients and mix well.
    Make golf size balls.
    Mix flour and paprika together.
    Coat balls in flour mixture.
    Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
    Sauce:
    Meanwhile heat oil in a large pan.
    Saute onions, garlic, ginger five minutes.
    Add rest of sauce ingredients except parsley and simmer 5 minutes.
    Add baked meatballs and simmer 5 minutes this sauce with extra broth or water.
    Garnish with parsley.
    Can be eaten with toothpicks or placed in lettuce as wraps.

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