#1,205: Paleo Sweet and Sour Meatballs

If you look at my bookmarks at the right you will notice there aren't a ton of recipe that show up in my "never again" feed.  Unfortunately this is one of those recipe.  :(  I was not a fan of these at all.  Granted, I made these in the crockpot instead of pan frying them, but that should not have make that much of a difference.  I didn't like the first meatball and didn't finish it.  Then I tried again later thinking I didn't give it enough of a chance.  One bite later and they all went into the trash.  So many ingredients gone to waste. 
 
Meatballs:
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 small onion, chopped small
1/4 cup almond flour
1 egg
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. bacon fat or coconut oil (for browning the meatballs)

Sauce:
1 cup grape jelly
1 cup tomato sauce
1/8 cup raw honey, warmed (if you don't want your sauce overly sweet you can omit this)
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (or more to taste)
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. onion powder

FOR THE MEATBALLS:
Combine meatball ingredients (other than the bacon fat/coconut oil)  into a large mixing bowl and combine by hand. Shape the meat into 1-inch balls. Place a large saucepan over medium-high heat and add the coconut oil or bacon fat. Gently brown the meatballs on all sides and set aside. Drain the fat from the pan.

FOR THE SAUCE:
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in the large saucepan over medium heat and stir to combine. Bring just to a boil, stirring frequently, and then reduce heat to low.  Taste the sauce and adjust the flavorings and seasonings to your taste. Add more raw honey to increase sweetness, and more vinegar to increase the sour flavor.

TO COOK THE MEATBALLS:
Add the browned meatballs to the large saucepan and allow to simmer for 30 minutes. Stir the meatballs gently every so often. Serve the meatballs with the sauce and some toothpicks. Enjoy!

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