Dairy Free Grape & Ginger Glazed Meatballs
These meatballs hit that perfect sweet-savory note that makes a dish genuinely hard to stop eating. The glaze builds from 100% grape juice, coconut aminos, honey, and apple cider vinegar ā a combination that reduces into something glossy, tangy, and deeply flavorful without a drop of butter or cream in sight. Fresh ginger appears twice, once in the meat mixture and again in the sauce, so every bite carries that warm, slightly spicy backbone. Cassava flour keeps the meatballs tender and holds them together beautifully, and baking them first at 400Ā°F means they develop a nice browned exterior before they ever hit the skillet. The arrowroot slurry thickens the sauce quickly and cleanly, giving you that restaurant-style coating without any dairy-based shortcuts. It's the kind of recipe that works just as well for a weeknight dinner as it does on a party spread ā especially with a scatter of fresh parsley on top.
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6 servings
For the meatballs
- 1 Ā½ lb ground beef (80/20)
- 3 tbsp cassava flour
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
For the sauce
- 1 cup 100% grape juice (no added sugar)
- ā cup coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tbsp cold water
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400Ā°F (205Ā°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, cassava flour, garlic, 1 tsp grated ginger, turmeric, and salt. Mix with your hands until just combined ā stop as soon as the ingredients are evenly distributed to keep the meatballs tender.
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