Meatballs and Marinara by Mehreen Karim

Ingredients

• 1 80/20 ground beef
• cup plain breadcrumbs
• grated parmesan cheese, grated
• Tbsp. milk or water
• egg
• small yellow onion, grated
• garlic cloves, grated
• tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
• tsp. kosher salt
• Cracked black pepper, to-taste
• cup parsley, roughly chopped
• Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 2 oz. cans, crushed tomatoes
• Tbsp. tomato paste
• onion, diced
• garlic cloves, smashed
• Tbsp. butter
• tsp. crushed red pepper
• tsp. kosher salt, to-taste
• tsp. thick-aged balsamic vinegar or honey, optional