Amy Myers, M.D. is a functional medicine physician, trained and certified by The Institute of Functional Medicine. Dr. Myers earned her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) at the LSU Health Science Center, and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Dr. Myers retired from her functional medicine clinic, Austin UltraHealth, where she served thousands of patients, to empower those who were failed by conventional medicine. She’s a 2x New York Times bestselling author, and the founder and CEO of the health & lifestyle e-commerce brand, Amy Myers MD®.
Sweet Potato Meatballs
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef or bison
- 2 small sweet potatoes cooked and peeled
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 yellow onion minced
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 4 Tbsp coconut oil divided
Instructions
- Take meat out of the refrigerator and let warm to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, mix together ground meat, sweet potatoes, coconut flour, onion, garlic salt, thyme, ginger, and 2 Tbsp coconut oil (I used a potato masher, then my hands). Form into balls.
- Heat a large pan over medium heat with remaining coconut oil or animal fat.
- Place meatballs in pan in batches, turning occasionally to cook through on all sides.
- When meatballs are cooked through, remove from pan and serve hot.
