Carne Asada Meatballs
All the flavor of traditional carne asada infused into meatballs.
Servings: 12 meatballs
Ingredients
Meatballs
- 1½ lb ground beef use ground meat of choice
- 1 green onion chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced
- handful of cilantro stems off and chopped
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp almond flour
Marinade
- ¼ cup green onion chopped; about 2 onions
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ¼ cup cilantro stems off and chopped
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt adjust to taste
- ⅓ cup lime juice about 3 large limes
- ½ cup beef broth
Instructions
Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 400° and line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients for meatballs and, using your hands, mix just until combined.
- Use about 3 tbsp of mixture to shape into meatballs and place on baking sheet. For evenly sized meatballs use a cookie scoop.
- Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 17-20 minutes until cooked through. Adjust time based on your oven.
Marinade
- While the meatballs are cooking, combine the marinade ingredients in a small bowl and place the mixture in a large pan over medium heat.
- Simmer and let it reduce a little to slightly thicken the marinade.
- Add meatballs to pan and toss them in marinade.