Meatballs

I try to make meatballs every two weeks, they are relativity easy and are a great staple to have in the fridge to make many different meals, or just snack on.

Ingredients:
2 pounds of Ground Meat (I used Beef 85/15)
1 egg
2 tablespoons of parsley
1 tablespoon of cilantro
1 tablespoon of oregano
1 teaspoon of garlic powder
1 teaspoon of onion powder
1 tablespoon of Marjoram
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon of black pepper
¼ cup of Almond meal or coconut flour

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350
Place ground meat in a mixing bowl

Add the spices, flour/meal and egg to the mixing bowl

Using your hands mix all the ingredients together until all the ingredients are well blended
Roll the meat into 1 to 1 and ½ inch balls and place on the roasting rack

Place the meatballs into the oven for 45 minutes

Hint: I used a stainless steel pan with a raised rack and a silicone-baking sheet. I put the silicone-baking sheet under the raised rack to catch all the fat and drippings from the meat. This will make cleaning everything after the meatballs are finished much easier. Also, using the raised rack will make the meatballs crispy.

BBQ Coffee and Garlic Dry Rub

At a recent picnic I had a piece of grilled chicken with a unique dry rub- Coffee, BBQ and Garlic. I asked the host if she made the dry rub or if it was something she bought already made. Her response was the BBQ Coffee Garlic Spice from Trader Joes. I asked if I could see the container-she showed it to me and I quickly noticed it had sugar as an ingredient and that wouldn’t work for me.

I decided to try my own stab at making this unique and amazing dry rub:

Ingredients:
1/4 cup ground coffee
2 tablespoons of Chili Powder
1 teaspoon of Himalayan Salt
1 tablespoon of pepper
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
1 tablespoon of Onion powder
1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Powder
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon

Directions:
Place all the spices into a bowl and stir.

Once the spices are evenly blended move to a storage container and use it on your favorite meats. Ours our chicken, beef ribs, and pot roast.