Smoky Beef Meatballs in a Creamy Cider Sauce

Ingredients

• 500 grams (18 ounces) beef mince (ground beef)*
• 1 large onion, peeled and chopped fairly small
• 2 fat cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 2 medium eggs
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) smoked paprika
• 30-45 ml (2-3 tablespoons) finely chopped parsley
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) salt
• A few grinds of black pepper
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
• 15 ml (1 tablespoon) English mustard
• 5 fat cloves of garlic, kept in their skins for roasting
• 250 grams (about 1 cup) passata (tomato purée)
• 300 ml (1.3 cups) apple cider
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces
• Salt
• pepper
• About 150 ml crème fraîche or sour cream