Spanish Meatballs – Kai tōtika

Ingredients

• 500 gms beef or pork mince
• Olive oil
• 1 egg
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• ½ cup breadcrumbs (2 slices bread)
• ¼ cup milk (or water)
• 400 mls tomato passata (or a can of tomatoes, chopped)
• small handful of flat-leaf parsley
• 100 mls white wine (or sherry)
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1.5 tbsp golden syrup
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar (or red wine vinegar + 1 tsp sugar)
• salt & pepper to taste