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General Tso’s Meatballs

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 1 lb ground turkey or chicken
  • 1- inch knob fresh ginger grated
  • 3 fresh garlic cloves grated or minced
  • 4 green onions very finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup almond flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 Tbsps avocado oil or olive oil

General Tso’s Sauce:

  • 2 tsps toasted sesame oil
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup coconut aminos Bragg's liquid aminos, tamari, or low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup beef bone broth
  • 2 Tbsps raw honey
  • 1 Tbsp GF flour or Arrowroot powder
  • 2 tsp chili flakes or to taste

GARNISH:

  • 4 green onions finely sliced
  • sesame seeds

TO SERVE:

  • cooked brown rice quinoa, or riced cauliflower

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, combine really well all the ingredients for meatballs. Use your palms or a cookie scoop to form small meatballs, you'll have around 16 meatballs.
  • Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the meatballs while slowly turning them until golden brown on all sides.
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk all of your ingredients for the sauce until very well combined.
  • Once the meatballs are golden-brown, drizzle over all the sauce the sauce and reduce the heat to LOW.
  • Simmer your meatballs into the sauce for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, and the meatballs are no longer pink on the inside.
  • Garnish with chopped green onions and serve over cooked brown rice, quinoa, or cauliflower rice.
  • Enjoy!