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Drunken Meatballs (FM)
Recipes | April 23, 2016
*Makes 3 Portions (5 meatballs each serving)
Ingredients for the meatballs:
1 lb ground turkey
1 egg
1/3 cup almond flour
2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
2 Tbsp chopped bacon
1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2-3 Tbsp oil for frying
Ingredients for the drunken sauce:
1⁄4 cup chopped bacon
1⁄2 cup dry white wine
1 Tbsp fresh sage chopped
1⁄2 tsp lemon juice
1⁄4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp granulated sugar substitute (Swerve)
1⁄4 cup butter
Ingredients for the Mashed Cauliflower:
1 small head of cauliflower
2 TBSP of butter
Instructions:
- Combine well all the ingredients for meat balls (except for the oil) in a bowl and form a big dough. Form about 16 same size meat balls out of the dough.
- Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add the meat balls. Cook the meat balls for about 3 minutes on each side until completely cooked through. Remove the meat balls from the pan and set aside on a plate.
- Make the sauce. Add the chopped bacon into the same pan where the balls cooked (if you burned the bottom of the pan, you’re going to need a new one) and cook for 2-3 minutes until crisp. Add the wine, sage, lemon juice, garlic powder and sugar substitute and cook until reduced by half. Then add the butter and move it around the pan until melted and the sauce is slightly thickened.
- Remove from heat, season with salt and pepper and add the balls to coat them with the sauce.
- Serve on top of mashed cauliflower.
Mashed cauliflower:
- Break a small head of cauliflower into florets and steam in a large pot using a simple vegetable steamer until soft.
- Let it cool down for a few minutes then transfer into a blender and add 2 tbsp of butter. Blend until smooth. Add salt to taste.
Macros Per Portion (5 meatballs):
Calories: 760.4
Carbs: 5.6 g
Net Carbs: 4 g
Fat: 58.8 g
Protein: 47.2 g
Macros for the Mashed Cauliflower entire recipe):
Calories: 269.7
Carbs: 13.2 g
Net Carbs: 7.7 g
Fat: 23.8 g
Protein: 5.3 g
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This looks amazing!
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How many are one serving?
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zurich, switzerland
Hello Katy, I hope you don’t mind me getting in your business, but since there was no answer, I’ll pitch one. You can do it two ways: for the meatballs, you can use the palm-size portion method or weigh it. For women, you can do somewhere between 3.5-4 oz (unless you are a heavy lifter and need more). For the cauliflower, it’s a veggie, so you can follow the two handful method.
Cheers!
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tx, usa
It looks delicious! I know you love your Vitamix. Do you have anything else like a food processor or do you just use your Vitamix for all your blending and food processing?
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This looks wonderfully yummyl! I am definitely making this soon!
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I just made these this afternoon and they are delicious!! I have yet to find a recipe of yours I dislike. ❤️
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usa
Yum!
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usa
I finally got a Vitamix for Christmas 2014. I bought it on qvc.com and was able to pay it out in 5 monthly payments. They’re expensive but so worth it. I use mine almost every single day for smoothies, nut butters, mayo, whipped cream, butter, soups, frozen treats and homemade flours. I absolutely love it! 🙂
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st. peter, minnesota, usa
It’s been a while since I logged in, and I missed this one! Just a few days ago I made something similar but also different (meatballs with elk instead of turkey, goat feta instead of parmesan cheese, onion & asafoetida instead of garlic, a duck egg instead of a chicken egg, and different herbs- on top of spaghetti squash with a different sauce). Oh well, now I can use a nice recipe for ground turkey, as long as I sub out the garlic (due to allergy). 🙂
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Yes,a huge success,family approved very much!
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Amazing! We just finished eating….The sage adds such an interesting flavor!!