Ingredients
Meatballs:
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 1 lb grass fed ground beef
- 1/2 lb organic ground pork
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tbsp coconut aminos
- 3 Tbsp blanched almond flour or tapioca flour, for nut-free
- 1/2-3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/8-1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- Lots of sliced green onions for garnish
Sauce:
- 3 medjool dates pitted
- 1 1/2 cups very hot water
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos
- 3 cloves garlic cut into pieces
- 1 inch fresh ginger cut into pieces
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp tapioca flour or arrowroot
Instructions
Sauce:
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Soak dates in the hot water (it should be almost boiling) for 2 minutes. Pour the water and dates in a food processor or high speed blender along with the other sauce ingredients, leaving out the tapioca or arrowroot for now.
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Blend until smooth (or mostly smooth), then pulse in the tapioca starch to blend, set sauce aside.
Meatballs:
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In a large bowl, combine all meatball ingredients except for green onions, and mix well with your hands.
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Heat a 12” heavy, deep skillet (nonstick is easier, or a well-seasoned cast iron) over medium high heat and add coconut oil.
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Using wet hands to prevent sticking, roll meatball mixture into 1 1/2” balls and place in hot skillet (you’ll make about 20) brown meatballs turning with a spoon just once or twice. You won’t cook them through just yet.
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Once outsides are browned, pour the sauce into skillet over the meatballs and lower heat to medium. Simmer meatballs in the sauce for 8 mins or until sauce is thickened and meatballs are cooked through. Turn meatballs a few times to evenly coat with sauce as they cook. Sauce will thicken more as it cools after cooking.
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Sprinkle green onions all over meatballs and sauce and serve over cauliflower rice, roasted broccoli or any veggies you like. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 377kcal
Carbohydrates: 16g
Protein: 22g
Fat: 24g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Cholesterol: 105mg
Sodium: 784mg
Potassium: 437mg
Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 8g
Vitamin A: 60IU
Vitamin C: 0.7mg
Calcium: 38mg
Iron: 2.3mg