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Asian Meatballs
Makes about 36 meatballs
INGREDIENTS
- 8 medium fresh shiitake mushrooms, minced (or 8 dried shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated)
- 1 medium shallot, minced
- ¾ cup minced carrots (original recipe uses sweet potatoes)
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1½ tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- Kosher salt
- Freshly-ground black pepper
Video de la receta
DIRECTIONS
- Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper, and preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Finely mince the mushrooms, shallot, carrots, and cilantro.
- Combine the ground beef, fish sauce, tomato paste, and the minced veggies and herbs in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Thoroughly mix all the ingredients with your hands.
- Form uniform balls using your hands to roll out meatballs (~1½ inches in diameter).
- Line the meatballs onto the two lined baking sheets and bake each tray for 15-20 minutes, rotating the tray half way through to ensure even cooking.
What are the benefits of this dish?
There are a number of factors to consider when it comes to grass-fed beef, but let us focus on why it is a healthy, nutrient-dense food choice.
Grass-fed red meat is considered a very good source of protein and contains a for of iron that is especially well absorbed by the body. In addition to iron, it also contains vitamin D and other minerals such a as zinc, important to support the immune system, and selenium, which provides antioxidant protection.
Red meat is also a rich source B vitamins and of hard-to-find vitamin B12, which is vital for proper function of almost every system in our body, including the nervous system and for cardiovascular health.
SOURCE: Nom Nom Paleo
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