Spicy Meatballs

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Ingredients:

For the meatballs -

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound chorizo, removed from casing (check your labels!)
• 1/2 cup almond flour/meal
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 egg
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, finely chopped (again, seriously, check your labels - lots of funny things in canned goods. and look for glass jars instead of cans whenever you can.)
• 2 tbsp adobe sauce (from can of chipotle peppers in adobo)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

For the sauce -

• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
• dash dry mustard
• 4 tbsp water
• dash cinnamon
• pinch salt
• pinch ground cloves
• pinch ground allspice
• dash cayenne pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350º.
2. In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients, except cooking fat. Shape heaping teaspoons of the mixture into 1-inch balls. Arrange meatballs on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until meatballs feel firm but not tough.
3. Heat oil in large sauce pan or pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add the crushed red pepper and cook 1 minute. Stir in the remaining ingredients and reduce heat to low.
4. Add the browned meatballs to the Dutch oven and toss gently to coat with sauce.

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