Orange Beef and Broccoli Meatballs
An aromatic Asian inspired meatball featuring a healthy and gluten free twist
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef 90/10
- 1/2 red bell pepper small/medium dice
- 1 bunch green onion sliced
- 1 bunch cilantro small bunch/handful
- 3/4 cup organic corn flakes crushed
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- 1 tbsp orange ginger seasoning from Whole Foods
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 2-3 cups broccoli florets 2 big handfuls
- 1/2 cup coconut aminos
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 orange juice of 1 fresh orange
- 2 cups rice vermicelli noodles prepared according to the package
Instructions
- Start with preparing your meatballs, add the first 8 ingredientsinto a bowl, combine and roll the mixture into about 16 individual- 2 inch balls.
- In a non stick pan on medium-low heat, add the avocado oil and sear the meatballs about 5 -7 minutes on each side .
- Add the coconut aminos and water to the pan and let simmer for about 10 min. Then add the broccoli. And let cook for another 5 minutes. Add the juice of the orange last, taste test to see if you want to add additional orange, or if its too salty, you can add additional water.
- You can serve this dish with rice vermicelli noodles (as pictured) or your favorite rice. This dish can also be enjoyed by itself as an appetizer or protein snack.
Notes
Some quick tips:
I don’t normally use corn flakes for meatballs, it is just what I happened to have on hand that worked as a binder. You can use regular bread or if you like to keep it gluten free, then use a gf bread instead.
Rice noodles are best enjoyed the same day… so if cooking this as meal prep, I would serve it with rice.
The orange ginger seasoning from Whole Foods is the bomb! However it's quite spicy, which I love but not everyone can tolerate so much heat. You can cut back to 1/2 tbsp instead.
Coconut aminos is a healthy alternative to Soy Sauce though it is still salty, No additional salt should be needed for this recipe. If you find the 1:1Ratio of coconut aminos and water is still too salty for you, add additional water.
Broccoli shrinks...feel free to add more. :)
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