Tomato and Maple Meatballs

From a maple syrup booklett.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 2-4
• Yields: 10 meatballs

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs  ground veal
• 1  green onion, finely chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3  slices  bread, without crust crumbled
• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
•  salt and pepper
• 3  cups tomato sauce

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix veal, green onion and garlic.
2. In a medium bowl, put milk and soak the bread then incorporate to the veal mixture.
3. Shape in 10 large meatballs.
4. At medium heat, in a small skillet, heat olive oil and brown the meatballs a few minutes. Add maple syrup, salt, pepper and let cook around 3 minutes more. Remove the skillet from the heat.
5. In a saucepan, put tomato sauce and bring to boil. When it comes to boil, add meatballs, cover and simmer around 25 minutes.
6. Serve on a bed of pasta.