These savory, golden meatballs pack a serious punch of fresh ginger, garlic, and scallions in every bite — the kind of bold, satisfying flavor that makes you forget you're eating something so clean. Many store-bought sauces and pre-seasoned meat products sneak in emulsifiers to extend shelf life or improve texture, so making meatballs from scratch is genuinely the smarter move here. Every ingredient in this recipe is straightforward and whole: ground beef, aromatics, coconut oil, and a glossy glaze built from coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, and honey. Arrowroot starch does the thickening work in both the meatball mixture and the glaze, so there's no need for any additive-laden binders or stabilizers. The oven does the heavy lifting while you whisk together a quick stovetop glaze that turns sticky, shiny, and deeply savory in just a few minutes. Once the meatballs get tossed in that glaze and finished with fresh scallion greens, you've got a dish that looks and tastes like it came from a restaurant — no shortcuts, no fillers, no compromises.
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Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, scallion whites, 1 tbsp fresh ginger, garlic, turmeric, ground ginger, arrowroot starch, salt, and melted coconut oil. Mix with your hands until just combined — do not overwork the meat.
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