Chicken Meatballs with Creamy Tomato Sauce

Meatballs

• 4 oz Parmesan cheese, cut into pieces
• 2 oz whole milk
• 1 oz panko bread crumbs
• 4 oz red onions, cut into pieces
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 oz fresh mixed herbs, leaves only (parsley, basil and oregano)
• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp homemade salt substitute and flavor enhancer (see Tip)
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• 18 oz ground chicken, broken into pieces
  o bien 18 oz ground turkey, broken into pieces
• extra virgin olive oil, to grease

Sauce

• ½ oz extra virgin olive oil
• 7 oz red onions, cut into wedges
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ oz fresh mixed herbs, leaves only (parsley, basil and oregano), plus extra to garnish
• 1 can tomatoes (15.5 oz), whole or diced
• 1 oz tomato paste
• 12 oz water
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp homemade salt substitute and flavor enhancer (see Tip)
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• 2 oz heavy whipping cream
• ¼ tsp dried red pepper flakes, to taste