Sweet-and-Sour Syrian Meatballs Recipe - Tablet Magazine

Ingredients

• ½ cup pine nuts
• 2 sweet onions, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 ⁄2 cup matzo meal or bread crumbs
• 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground Aleppo or Marash pepper
• 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 ⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon tamarind concentrate
• 2 teaspoons tomato paste or ketchup
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 diced onion
• 1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate
• 1 1 ⁄2 cups pitted sour cherries (If you cannot find sour cherries, frozen Bing or dark sweet cherries will work just fine)
• 1 1 ⁄2 cups dried cherries
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley or cilantro