Ugh. I’m doing a CrossFit competition soon. Gross. I honestly hate competitions nowadays. I competed for 3 years, loved every second of it, then one day that love was gone. I just didn’t want to lift that heavy anymore. But when you go to competitions, everyone competing is either half naked or dressed in highlighter colored shirts with sayings like, “I’ve got a great snatch.” Well, if you’re talking about your olympic lift, your shirt is a lie. If you’re talking about your private parts, you’re disgusting. So yeah, I get a bit annoyed at competitions. But I told my CrossFit Broadway friends that I would do the competition and smile. So that’s what I will do…while I ignore the highlighter shirts that are burning my retinas.
When I made the meatballs yesterday, the curry powder got under my fingernails and turned them orange for the day. Real cute look.
So I hate to admit it, because I’m not a teenage girl, but I’m extremely excited for the new season of Catfish. Have you watched that show? Here is the summary if you’ve never seen it: young people meet other young people on FB, they talk for years, for in love, make plans, get engaged, all while never meeting each other and sometimes never seeing each other in person. Well, the show confronts one of the people in the relationship, and most of the time, it’s not actually the same person. It’s usually a girl pretending to be a guy, because they hate the other girl. Real mature stuff. It’s so addicting. I’m glad I’ve never fallen in love with someone through social media. This show also makes me wonder if someone has taken my pictures and is pretending to be me because that happens ALL.THE.TIME. on the show. It’s real strange. I’ve never thought of being anyone else on the internet other than my weird self. That would just be exhausting. Anywho, I can’t wait for the new season. Judge me. Do it.
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend! I’m guessing you already knew that since every other commercial on TV is out to remind us and entice us into buying flowers, and chocolates, and jewelry, and perfume. Well, I know what I’m doing for my mom. Doing what I like to do best and know she will love. I’m making a recipe called Chocolate Swirl Cheese Danish Cake from the cookbook The Paleo Chocolate Lover’s Cookbook. Paleo danish? Yes please. I just think brunch is the best, so that’s what I will be doing. And that’s what I shared with reader’s on my Mother’s Day Newsletter today! Check out my newsletter I sent out today and subscribe in the left hand to get more newsletters like this one, with favorite recipes from the archives of PaleOMG! That way I’ll be able to keep you updated with giveaways, book tours, and exciting upcoming recipes! Woot woot!
PS- I’m incredibly excited for my rest day from the gym today. I’m going to style my hair and everything. Today is a great day.
Thai Pork & Veggie Meatballs
- Yield: 4-5 1x
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 2 small zucchinis, shredded
- 2 small carrots, shredded
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper, to taste
For the sauce
- 1 (14 ounce) can of coconut milk
- ¼ cup smooth almond butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce (or sriracha)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- pinch of salt
To garnish
- chopped green onions
- chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place zucchinis and carrots in a food processor using the shredding attachment. Remove shredded zucchini and carrots from the food processor and squeeze out excess water with some paper towels.
- Place zucchini, carrots, pork, turkey, and the rest of the the meatball ingredients in a bowl and use your hands to combine.
- Use an ice cream scoop to scoop out meatballs then shape in hands. Set aside on a plate. This should be 12-15 large meatballs.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all sauce ingredients until completely combine.
- Place a large oven safe saucepan or cast iron skillet over medium-high heat and add a teaspoon of sesame oil or other cooking oil (coconut oil). Once saucepan is hot, add meatballs to the pan and brown on all sides. Once browned, remove from heat, pour all of the sauce on top of meatballs.
- Place saucepan in and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until meatballs are cooked through. This time will range depending on the size of the meatballs.
- Garnish meatballs with chopped cilantro and green onions.
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Omg!!!! Just made these tonight for tomorrows meals…..omg they were good. I also made your cucumber salmon roll ups…omg those were good..got my sushi crave down on a healthy note. I have only been paleo about 2 weeks…but have already lost 11 pounds doing so. Recipes like this make me keep going and makes me realize you can still eat great traditional food…just in a healthy way. Amazing stuff….please keep going…never stop! I need you for life. Your a wonderful inspiration and a breath of fresh air!!!
i definitely won’t ever stop! especially once my cookbook is done, i’ll be posting more and more recipes! thanks so much for the amazing support!
O…and did I mention I live in Colorado springs!!! Love Colorado!!!
I’m in the middle of an elimination diet to determine food allergies and was wondering if these could be made with tahini instead of the almond butter? I can’t have any nuts 🙁
yep!!!
Hey Juli! I know this is an older recipe, but I wanted to let you know that I LOVE it!!! My husband thinks it’s great too.
And, here’s the best part – a few leftover meatballs makes a killer omelette. I make mine with cheese, but I bet it would be great with a little pureed sweet potato or winter squash for that ooey-gooey filling I look for in my omelettes.
So, thanks for sharing a great recipe (one of many!!!) that meets the all-important qualification of making a great breakfast too!
Hi Julie, I just came across this recipe and would love to make it. Do you have any substitutions for the coconut??? I am unfortunately allergic and find cooking Paleo much harder
You could replace the coconut milk with almond milk or cream if you tolerate diary (cream would probably taste better). For the coconut aminos you could use gluten free soy sauce or wheat free tamari if you tolerate those. Not “strict paleo” but good options in moderation when you have an allergy to consider.
This was delicious. My roommate and I both loved it! I may have over cooked it a bit and the sauce turned in to more of a gravy paste but somehow that just made it 10x better!
A tip for those who have yet to try it but a shot of lime on top at the end adds a wonderful level of freshness to this dish!
Enjoy! This was a genius dish!
Can this be made in a crockpot? I’m making it today, and it would be nice to have it cooking all day instead of rushing to make it tonight.
I haven’t tried it that way, but I’m sure it could! Low for 6-8 hours
Made this last night with pork and veal, no other modifications. Delicious and my favorite so far.
This has been in our weekly rotation for the last few months – we love this dish. Thank you!
Glad this recipe is still out on the interwebs! I made these back a few years ago and loved them. Craving a new batch and making them again tonight! You are very inspiring! Thank you.
Just had this over sauteed zoodles! It was effing amazing!