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Low Carb Umami Mayo

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Low Carb Umami MayoLow Carb Umami MayoLow Carb Umami MayoLow Carb Umami MayoLow Carb Umami Mayo.  Mine has just four ingredients and two of them are what I believe to be two of the most powerful umami flavors available without the use of MSG. Many of us may have heard the word umami and maybe not understand what exactly it means.  Well join the club.  I want you to know I do not, nor have I ever, had a problem with using MSG.  It occurs in nature including cheese, tomatoes, grapes, and mushrooms to name just a few so…you have probably eaten it in small amounts your whole life and most likely not known it.  It is in fruits, vegetables, fowl, meats and fish. There is enough crap on the internet to fill a book and wad a shotgun about MSG and in my humble opinion much of it is bunk junk.  As I have always understood it, MSG does nothing to “flavor” food, it affects your taste buds.  If you want to test it take ¼ C of water and put a pinch of MSG in it.  As we know, water doesn’t have much flavor to it but a small pinch of MSG will give it a taste.   Add more-more taste.  Wait several minutes and your taste buds with continue with the effects of the MSG long after you have stopped drinking flavorless water.  Often, the term “natural flavor” refers to ingredients containing MSG so when you see it in print on some crappy food packaging you may be looking at it referring to MSG.  I found this interesting article via Twitter on Food Facts the other day and it is well worth reading.

Here is a short list of products using the term “natural flavor” and I’m betting there would be lots less people claiming to be allergic to MSG if they realized how ubiquitous it is in packaged foods.

1.Doritos, 2. KFC Fried Chicken, 3. Pringles, 4. Hidden Valley Ranch, 5. Seaweed Salad, 6. Cheetos 7. Boars Head Cold Cuts, 8. Parmesan Cheese, 9. Gravy, 10. Protein Powders, 11. Pepperoni, 12. Popcorn, 13. Potato Chips.

The best thing about this low carb umami mayo is:  it’s zero carb and…high fat and…it is good with so many things.  It is fabulous as a dip with zero carb pork skins or low carb crudité veggies, and wonderful on a hamburger. You will need Umami Powder to make this four ingredient recipe and of course you can add any other herbs or spices you want to. The sky’s the limit baby.

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Umami Mayo
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Ingredients
  1. 1 C Mayonnaise
  2. 1 t Umami Powder
  3. ½ t Five Spice Powder
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
  2. 8 Servings
  3. 200 Calories, 0.0g Protein, 24.0g Fat, 0.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.0g Net Carbs
  4. 4 Servings
  5. 400 Calories, 0.0g Protein, 48.0g Fat, 0.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Don't think you can just pig out on this mayo because it you try you, may(o) get way too full. The fat content is very high and along with that comes a high satiety level. Oh, you may be able to eat more than ¼ cup of it but...you won't eat much more for at least several hours.
  2. Taste before adding any other herbs or spices and if you really think it needs more then go for the gusto. If you love the flavors as is, you can add ¼ t of both powders but I would let it sit in the fridge for several hours before adding more.
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Low Carb Umami Powder

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Low Carb Umami PowderLow Carb Umami PowderLow Carb Umami PowderLow Carb Umami Powder. I have never needed to use miso (which has sugar) but this little mixture of goodness is the basis of miso and may be used for it as such.  If you have a spice grinder and/or a mortar & pestle this low carb umami powder will change your cooking life and I am serious. It is fabulous and will enhance nearly anything you can imagine.  Now I have used Pistol River Porcini Dust forever and it is in a lot of my recipes but with the addition of ground fermented black beans it is a powerhouse of flavor like no other and I’m rather surprised McCormick’s or some other spice company has not come out with something similar because it is so easy.  Two lousy ingredients of pure umami.  You can use it to jazz up soups, sprinkle it on salads and dress meats with it and just the smell is enough to give you inspiration.  Since I just came up with the idea the only other recipe I have done thus far is Umami Mayo which can be used as a dip with Fried Pork Skins or low carb crudité veggies. To read more regarding what umami is, please see the Umami Mayo recipe as I describe it more in detail there along with my take on MSG which is something I do not use but only for reasons explained there-it is a good short read. You will also see the ground ferment beans (and not porcini dust) in the recipe for Hoisin Sauce which is then used to make Peking Duck so you may as well grind extra beans if you plan to use hoisin sauce and I do use it in small quantities in several other recipes including the recently added Kung Pao Riced Cauliflower.  That little container you see in the picture probably has about ½ cup and I keep it in the freezer until I need a little more.

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Umami Powder
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Ingredients
  1. 3 T Porcini Powder
  2. 3 T Ground Salted Fermented Black Beans Powder
Grinding The Fermented Black Beans
  1. Smash beans on the counter, transfer them to spice grinder, and add porcini powder.
  2. Begin pulsing and then grind until it all turns to a powder. The longer you grind, the lighter in color it becomes. The beans are black to start and end up a beautiful mahogany brown when finished.
  3. 6 Servings
  4. 0 Calories, 0.0g Protein, 0.0g Fat, 0.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. This is made with 3 T each ingredient, is used 1 teaspoon at a time which, and is then, ready to be used as wanted. The recipe is always equal parts each ingredient.
  2. You can very easily grind your own dried porcini mushrooms or...buy the dust from Pistol River Mushrooms here in Oregon.
  3. Since I came up with this myself I am afraid you cannot find ground fermented black bean powder. I did find some stuff on amazon but the color was so light it didn't seem like the same product. I know the product is available somewhere because it is called mejugaru and used to make Korean gochujang and also goes by the name Fermented Soy Bean Flour and not to be confused with Soy Flour. Since I use the beans for other thing I just ground it myself and you are certainly welcome to search it further on the internet.
  4. It must have something in the way of nutritionals but the amounts are so small they don't register so this is definitely a zero carb recipe.
  5. Can you add any other spices? Of course you can-anything you want.
  6. This is not necessarily a salt replacement although the black beans are fermented with salt so go easy on the salt until you know.
  7. To my tastes it seems mildly sweet with of course no sweetener of any kind in it.
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Low Carb Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce

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Low Carb Vietnamese Fish Dipping SauceLow Carb Vietnamese Fish Dipping SauceLow Carb Vietnamese Fish Dipping SauceLow Carb Vietnamese Fish Dipping SauceLow Carb Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce.  Sometimes I like to make a sauce that is multi-functional and this sauce is one of those times.  I first used it as a salad dressing for Vietnamese Shrimp Salad and then realized it was also good to dip other foods into.  It is not thick so it will just give a nice coating on whatever you dip into it.  Don’t be surprised when the flavor knocks you off your feet because as with all things fish saucy, this does it too.  Because I first did it as a salad dressing with shrimp, shrimp is the first thing that came to my dippy mind and of course any kind of vegetable or other meats would work as well.  This is very, very easy to put together. Pictured are a plain salad and the salad as a dinner I had last night…with shrimp.  I haven’t done it yet but I’m thinking over a piece of good fish would be dandy too. Low carb Vietnamese fish dipping sauce had a terrific tasty punch.

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Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. ¼ C Fresh Lime Juice
  2. ¼ C Fish Sauce
  3. ¼ C Cilantro
  4. 2 T Allulose
  5. 2 T Finely Diced Purple Onion Or (I Used Shallots)
  6. 1 T Sugar-free Rice Wine Vinegar
  7. 2 t Tamari
  8. ¼ t Red Pepper Flakes
  9. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  10. ½ t Ginger Powder
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients and it's ready to use.
  2. 6 Servings
  3. 9 Calories, 0.8g Protein, 0.0g Fat, 1.7g Carbs, 0.2g Fiber, 1.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Yup, it's that easy.
  2. Nice with 41-50 sized shrimp.
  3. I have given this as 6 servings with ¾ C as the total-That would be if nobody gets out and uses a spoon.
  4. Mint is always a nice addition sprinkled on a salad.
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Keto Kung Pao Riced Cauliflower

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Low Carb Kung Pao Riced CauliflowerLow Carb Kung Pao Riced CauliflowerKeto Kung Pao Riced Cauliflower. I think I could eat just about anything Asian and Keto Kung Pao Riced Cauliflower does not disappoint. Kung pao chicken is probably one of America’s favorite Chinese recipes and is eaten thousands of times each day in restaurants across the country.  This has all the recipe elements & taste and none of the sugar or starches associated with Kung pao. You will need a recipe of Hoisin Sauce to complete the dish and trust me once you have tried the hoisin sauce you will quickly want to make yourself some Peking Duck or Chinese BBQ Pork Loin as hoisin is absolutely and utterly divine.  You may certainly add a bit more sauce, add chicken or shrimp and make this a complete meal.  Enjoy.

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Kung Pao Riced Cauliflower
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Medium Head Riced Cauliflower (About 5-6 C)
  2. 4 Slices Bacon Cooked & Crumbled (Reserve Fat)
  3. 2 T Sugar Free Rice Wine Vinegar
  4. 2 T Tamari
  5. 2 T Water
  6. 1 T Cooking Sherry
  7. 1 T Hoisin Sauce
  8. 1 T Allulose
  9. 3 T Olive Oil (Divided)
  10. 2 t Red Pepper Paste + More To Taste
  11. 1 Chopped Jalapeno Pepper
  12. 1 T Chopped Ginger Paste
  13. 2 t Crushed Garlic
  14. ¼ t Red Pepper Flakes
  15. ½ C Finely Sliced Green Onion Tops
  16. ¼ C Crushed Peanuts
  17. Sesame Seeds (Optional)
Instructions
  1. Cook and crumble bacon, reserving the fat. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl whisk wine vinegar, water, tamari, allulose, cooking sherry, hoisin sauce, ginger, garlic, pepper paste, pepper flakes, jalapeno pepper, 1 t olive oil, and set aside.
  3. In remaining olive oil and reserved bacon fat on medium high heat, sauté cauliflower and red peppers, stirring occasionally, until browned and beginning to soften or about 8-10 minutes. This is like sautéing hash browns. Mix in crumbled bacon and ¼ C green onions.
  4. Add reserved sauce to cauliflower and heat thoroughly.
  5. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with remaining green onions and peanuts.
  6. 6 Servings
  7. 224 Calories, 7.4g Protein, 19.0g Fat, 6.5g Carbs, 3.1g Fiber, 3.4g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. It does not matter what kind of red pepper paste you use. Mine happens to be a Middle-Eastern mild pepper paste and the recipe is based on that. If you have Korean paste please, use it and I assume you know how much heat you want your dish to have. Remember this is not baking and you can adjust any of the flavors you want.
  2. I didn't show bacon in the picture but I had it, used it and..it was good...especially with the bacon fat.
  3. I ultimately ended up using ½ C minced red peppers if for no other reason than for color.
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Low Carb Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant Curry

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Low Carb Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant CurryLow Carb Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant CurryLow Carb Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant CurryLow Carb Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant CurryLow Carb Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant Curry.  I have said I have a little family owned Thai market I frequent most every week for all things Asian and they always have these beautiful little pea eggplants.  One of the first things I check in the produce department are the marked down items.  I rarely buy the regularly priced Japanese eggplant because in most people’s eyes they go bad so quickly but…there is never anything wrong with them. This bag of pea eggplant was marked down to $1.00 and I swear, there is nothing wrong with them either. I think they look like tiny watermelons outside and juicy figs inside but…good grief they sure don’t taste like watermelons or figs. Low carb spicy Thai pea eggplant curry is different and oh, so delicious.

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Spicy Thai Pea Eggplant Curry
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Ingredients
  1. 16-18 Thai Pea Eggplant Quartered (And Globe Eggplant Works As Well)
  2. 1 Medium Onion (Slivered And Cut To about 1½-2” Pieces)
  3. 1 Large Red Bell Pepper (Slivered And Cut To about 1½-2” Pieces)
  4. 1 C Snow Peas Cut On The Diagonal
  5. ¼ C Coconut Oil (Divided)
  6. 2 T Crushed Garlic
  7. 1½ T Powdered Ginger
  8. 2 t Ground Coriander
  9. 2 t Turmeric
  10. Pinch Red Pepper Flakes
  11. 3 T Lime Juice
  12. 1 T Fish Sauce (Optional But Really Good)
  13. 1-1½ t Chili Garlic Paste (Depending On Heat Wanted)
  14. 1 14 Oz Can Coconut Milk (Or Cream)
  15. 1 C Thai Basil Leaves (Divided)
  16. 1 T Fish Sauce (Optional But Really Good)
Instructions
  1. Sauté eggplant in 2 T coconut oil.
  2. Add remaining T oil while adding onion, red pepper, & snow peas and continue sautéing until nearly tender.
  3. Add all spices and cook for 2-3 additional minutes.
  4. Add all liquids and cook until a bit thickened. Mix in ¾ C basil or mint.
  5. Put into large serving bowl, sprinkle on remaining basil or mint.
  6. 6 Servings
  7. 108 Calories, 1.4g Protein, 8.3g Fat, 7.1g Carbs, 2.4g Fiber, 4.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you can’t get Thai basil sub it with fresh spearmint leaves or even dried spearmint as the sweet basil you use in Italian cooking is not for use here. I used both basil and mint.
  2. If you want to add shrimp or chicken this will make a dinner for four.
  3. Peel and cubed regular globe eggplant will work as well.
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Keto Shrimp Pecan Truffles

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Keto Shrimp Pecan TrufflesKeto Shrimp Pecan TrufflesKeto Shrimp Pecan Truffles. Clearly, the toasted pecans may look like the star of this show but all of the ingredients go so well together using the cream cheese as glue. We mostly think of truffles as some type of chocolatey confection and in my lifetime I have eaten and loved many of them but that is not the case here as these keto shrimp pecan truffles are savory.

I doubt many of you know this but after mostly retiring from the restaurant biz in 2002-03, I began making & selling quilts, many of which can be seen here.  People told me I was nuts as you could barely give away a quilt let alone sell them but I showed them that they were so wrong. I ended up selling quilts to people all over the world let alone all over the U.S.  During the time I was teaching myself to quilt, I was also watching a program on PBS called Cooking In Quilt Country with Marsha Adams.  I don’t know if Marsha was Amish in Ohio or even if she ever made a quilt or not but man, could she cook.  The program was a marriage made in heaven for a gal like me.  And so, these low carb shrimp pecan truffles are an homage to Marsha.  The recipe is hers and as she made them.  The only thing I don’t know is how large they were so I have made them bitesize, eminently poppable, and…probably easy to overeat but, have no fear as they are so low carb it just doesn’t matter.

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Shrimp Pecan Truffles
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Ingredients
  1. 8 Oz Cream Cheese
  2. ¾ Lb Finely Minced Or Ground Cooked Shrimp (Squeezed & Minced Small Bay Shrimp Are Great For This)
  3. 2 t Dried Parsley
  4. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  5. 2 t Lemon Juice
  6. 2-3 Drops Hot Sauce
  7. Pinch Onion Powder
  8. ¼ t Salt
  9. ¼ t Pepper
  10. 1 C Finely Chopped & Toasted Pecans
  11. Toothpicks
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl combine all ingredients except the nuts & refrigerate overnight.
  2. Place the toasted nuts in a shallow dish.
  3. Form the cheese & shrimp mixture into ¾” balls or use a #100 scoop.
  4. Roll the balls in the nuts and refrigerate again until serving time.
  5. Stick in some toothpicks with more to the side.
  6. 36 Servings
  7. 47 Calories, .7g Protein, 4.7g Fat, 0.8g Carbs, 0.5g Fiber, 0.3g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I pulsed the shrimp in my small processor.
  2. Don't forget to toast your pecans and I pulsed them in my processor too.
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Keto Carbalose Kimchi Fritters

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Low Carb Carbalose Kimchi FrittersLow Carb Carbalose Kimchi FrittersKeto Carbalose Kimchi Fritters. I walked into my local neighbor Beaumont Market to talk to a friend and the only way to go in is left by the cheeses and some odd refrigerated items.  A jar of kimchi with a REDUCED sticker on it caught my eye immediately.  Gads, $2.00? For a fermented food?  It’s never going to go out of date so I grabbed it as quickly as I could.  Now, I eat kimchi relatively regularly so this is nothing out of the ordinary.  I ate a serving with Kassler Rippchen and still had enough left over to make these keto carbalose kimchi fritters.  The thing I didn’t realize as I picked up the jar was; the word MILD on part of the label.  I have never heard of “mild” kimchi so I had to go with flow and added some garlic chili paste. Assuming you know what you are doing, unlike myself, you will buy a spicy flavorful kimchi to make these low carb carbalose kimchi fritters.  I have it pictured with Asian Dipping Sauce because they go so well together and you can certainly use anything you would like or…just eat them plain. If you want the simplest dip…naw ya don’t.  I didn’t plan it but I thought you might like to see a bit of chicken p**p that can often accompany a truly raw egg.

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Kimchi Pancakes
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Egg
  2. 3-4 T Water
  3. 2-3 T Juice From Kimchi
  4. 2 T Tamari
  5. 1½ C Finely Chopped Kimchi
  6. ¾ C Carbalose Flour***
  7. ½ C Green Onion Tops (Divided)
  8. ¼ C Olive Oil + More If Needed
Instructions
  1. Beat egg, tamari, water, & kimchi juice.
  2. Chop kimchi and add.
  3. Slice onions and add ½ reserving the rest for garnishing.
  4. Heat large sauté pan to medium, add about 2 T oil and when hot, drop batter into oil. Immediately spread with the back of your spoon to size (About a 3½” diameter).
  5. Don’t get ahead of yourself-be patient. These take a little time to brown and set before you flip them-at least 4-5 minutes. Turn and finish cooking. You should be able to get 4 pancakes per cooking, so repeat.
  6. Garnish.
  7. Serve at room temperature on a platter with several small dishes of dipping sauce and allow people to dip…or not.
  8. 8 Servings
  9. 107 Calories, 4.3g Protein, 8.6g Fat, 5.9g Carbs, 3.4g Fiber, 2.5g Net Carbs
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Low Carb Asian Cucumber Salad

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Low Carb Asian Cucumber SaladLow Carb Asian Cucumber SaladLow Carb Asian Cucumber Salad
Low Carb Asian Cucumber Salad.  Do not attempt to make this very easy recipe unless you have either a spiralizer or a mandoline as it would be neigh onto impossible to slice the cucumbers as thinly as they should be.  That said, this is an easy, easy recipe.

Asian cucumber salad is pretty close to most other Asian recipes in that it is a little sour, a little sweet, a little heat, a little salty, and a lot good. I do like to refrigerate mine for at least several hours but/and it is also good right after making.  The big difference is that the cucumbers will soften and, in my opinion be a little easier to eat. Don’t make the mistake of thinking there can’t possibly be enough sauce for all the sliced cucumbers as it is plenty.  As it sits, the salt in the tamari will draw out juices-be calm-it will be fine and the peanuts will add the final touches of salt. If Paleo, leave off the peanuts.

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Asian Cucumber Salad
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Ingredients
  1. 2 Very Thinly Sliced Medium Size Cucumbers
  2. ¼ C Shallots Very Finely Diced (Or Minced)
  3. 3 T Sugar Free Rice Wine Vinegar
  4. 1 T Olive Oil
  5. 1 T Tamari
  6. 2 t Sesame Seeds
  7. 1 t Allulose***
  8. ⅛ t Red Pepper Flakes (Or A Good Sized Pinch)
  9. ¼ C Chopped Or Crushed Salted Peanuts
Instructions
  1. Slice cucumbers as thinly as possibly while making sure they will still hold their shape.
  2. In a small bowl mix rest of ingredients excluding the peanuts.
  3. Rest in fridge 2-3 hours.
  4. Serve in large bowl and sprinkle with peanuts.
  5. 6 Servings
  6. 39 Calories, .2g Protein, 2.8g Fat, 3.2g Carbs, 1.1g Fiber, 2.1g Net Carbs
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Low Carb Vietnamese Shrimp Salad

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Low Carb Vietnamese Shrimp SaladLow Carb Vietnamese Shrimp SaladLow Carb Vietnamese Shrimp SaladLow Carb Vietnamese Shrimp SaladLow Carb Vietnamese Shrimp SaladLow Carb Vietnamese Shrimp SaladLow Carb Vietnamese Shrimp Salad With Fish Sauce Dressing.  So many subtle differences between the foods of the Thai, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese,  South, East, and confusing it all there are Southeastern Asians yet they also have so many things in common and one of those things is major flavor.  Some are predominantly salty, some are fiery, some are sweet, and many are a combination of all three.  This Vietnamese Shrimp Salad With Fish Sauce Dressing is a bit of all three.  There is a lot more to the geography of Asia and it can be pretty complicated so, if you want more geographical information check the internet and you can start here and if you are interested in a 13 bottle comparison of fish sauces you can see this very interesting read here.  As you can see from the larger bowls I eat this as dinner on hot summer evenings.

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Vietnamese Shrimp Salad/Fish Sauce Dressing
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Fish Sauce Dressing
  1. ¼ C Fresh Lime Juice
  2. ¼ C Fish Sauce
  3. ¼ C Cilantro
  4. 2 T Allulose
  5. 2 T Finely Diced Purple Onion Or (I Used Shallots)
  6. 1 T Sugar-free Rice Wine Vinegar
  7. 2 t Tamari
  8. ¼ t Red Pepper Flakes
  9. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  10. ½ t Ginger Powder
Salad Guts
  1. 1 Lb Shrimp (And The Small Salad Shrimp Are Just Fine Too)
  2. 4 C Chopped Bok Choy
  3. ½ C Chopped Cilantro
  4. ½ C Diagonally Slices Snow Peas
  5. ½ C Julienned Jicama
  6. ½ C Green Onions
  7. ½ C Julienned Cucumber
  8. ½ C Julienned Red Peppers
  9. ¼ C Crushed Peanuts (Garnish)
  10. ½ t Mint (Optional Garnish)
Instructions
  1. Mix all fish sauce dressing ingredients.
  2. Cut, chop, and julienne all salad ingredients, toss with dressing and plate.
  3. Top with shrimp and garnish with crushed peanuts & mint if using.
  4. 4 Servings
  5. 206 Calories, 28.9g Protein, 5.6g Fat, 9.8g Carbs, 3.6g Fiber, 6.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Nutritionals include all ingredients listed including the dressing.
  2. Minus the shrimp, peanuts, and mint I eat the guts of this salad probably 3-4 times a week just with different dressings.
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Keto Broccoli With Brown Butter Fish Sauce

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Low Carb Broccoli With Brown Butter Fish SauceLow Carb Broccoli With Brown Butter Fish SauceKeto Broccoli With Brown Butter Fish Sauce. I have broken down. I purchased fish sauce. I have used other ingredients in its place for too long and I can’t do it any longer.  It seriously has such an “its own umami flavor” and is so ubiquitous to so many ethnic cuisines that I want to post I just had to have some.  As you can see, I bought a tiny tester bottle but I can assure you I will be buying a bigger bottle next time because I plan to use it more. I have used it in the past so why not now?  One of the things I learned from the verbal tutorial at my local Thai market is that the fish sauce needs to be clear and free from anything floating around in it. For the flavors of a lifetime please try making this very easy keto broccoli with brown butter fish sauce.

Low Carb Broccoli With Brown Butter Fish SauceIf you see dark glass with fish sauce in it-don’t buy it on general principals.  It may be fine but dark glass may be trying to hide things as well and something else I learned is the lighter the color the better so I think I will be buying either Squid, Three Crabs or Red Boat the next time and Red Boat 40°N is pretty much rated as the Ferrari of fish sauces and like most people-I dream of driving a Ferrari. I have since purchased a bottle of Red Boat 40°N and to even my plebian Asian tastes, the Red Boat is better. Fish Sauce should have only two ingredients: Anchovies and Salt.

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Broccoli With Brown Butter Fish Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Lb Fresh Broccoli
  2. 1 Medium Julienned Red Onion
  3. 3 T Olive Oil
  4. ¼ C Butter
  5. 2 T Capers
  6. 2 t Fish Sauce
  7. Pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 500°.
  2. Line a sheet pan with foil.
  3. Toss the broccoli and red onion with the olive oil and spread on foil seasoning lightly with pepper.
  4. Bake, without remixing, about 15-20 minutes or until broccoli begins to brown.
  5. Transfer to larger bowl.
  6. Meanwhile in a small sauté pan, cook butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the it begins to brown, about 5-6 minutes.
  7. Remove from heat and stir in the capers & fish sauce.
  8. Drizzle the brown butter sauce over the vegetables and serve.
  9. 4 Servings
  10. 240 Calories, 1.7g Protein, 22.0g Fat, 8.0g Carbs, 2.9g Fiber, 5.1g Net Carbs
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Low Carb Pork Loin With Asian Lime Fish Sauce

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Low Carb Pork Loin With Asian Lime Fish SauceLow Carb Pork Loin With Asian Lime Fish SauceLow Carb Pork Loin With Asian Lime Fish Sauce. One of the things it seems I have always been able to do is “smell” ingredients and know if I want to use it or not to make something.  I don’t mean eggs or meats but I do mostly mean spices & herbs.  I am able to do the same thing visually in the grocery store.  I can kind of look at foods and decide what I might want for dinner and then I might need this and this…  There can be problems with this system as I can tend to over-buy as I see lots of things I might want and which is why I always go with a list.  For sure I get the listed items and then…I can…get so sidetracked.  It is rare the shopping day that I go into the isles.  I do go into the bulk spice isle and rarely into any of the other ones.  I start in the meat and cheese departments and mostly go directly to produce with perhaps a stop at dairy if I need sour cream or labne. I do have about 6-7 places I go but always to the same departments in each one.  I am lucky in that I live in one of the foodie towns USA so everything is available to me within about a 20 minute drive and..I don’t even need to go across the “river” (that would be the Willamette) to get to any of them.  There are meat markets, produce markets, Asian markets, & Middle Eastern markets which are plenty enough to feed my little soul.

This is the way I like my pork loin to look in the center.  Still pink and juicy.  In the second picture with the halibut I added a few red pepper flakes & the jalapeno juice and they are both keepers.  Sauteed the fish in butter cause…it’s what I always use and that’s the way like it.  Low carb pork loin with Asian lime fish sauce is basically a zero carb meal.

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Pork Loin With Asian Lime Fish Sauce
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Pork
  1. 1½ Lbs Boneless Loin Roast
  2. 1 t Olive Oil
Lime Fish Sauce
  1. 3 T Lime Juice
  2. 2 T Fish Sauce
  3. 1½ T Finely Chopped Cilantro Stems (Yes, The Stems)
  4. 1½ T Allulose
  5. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  6. ⅛ t Red Chili Flakes (Or 1 t Jalapeno Pepper Juice Or...Both)
  7. Chopped Cilantro (Garnish)
  8. Fresh Pepper (If Wanted)
Instructions
  1. Set meat on counter to room temperature at least 2-3 hours.
  2. Turn oven to broil and let heat for 5 minutes.
  3. Rub meat with olive oil.
  4. Lay foil on sheet pan, place meat, put under broiler about 10" below heat (middle oven shelf) for 5 minutes, turn, broil 5 more minutes, turn over once more for another not more than 5 minutes for a total of about 15 minutes broiling.
  5. Set on counter, cover and let rest 15 minutes. I do not cover mine because I want it just pink instead of taking the chance of ending up with shoe leather. It can only take an extra minute or so, so...
  6. DO NOT overcook.
  7. In a small bowl, starting with lime juice and thru chili flakes an/or jalapeno juice mix all well.
  8. Slice pork & serve with sauce to the side for dipping into.
  9. 4 Servings
  10. 358 Calories, 51.9g Protein, 14.0g Fat, .6g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, .6g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you plan to dip other things except the meat, I would suggest doubling the sauce. If I don't use all mine...I slurp what little is left.
  2. I suggest cutting pork loin in half lengthwise (mine was) as it is easier to slice and eat but I leave that up to you. Asians make smaller portions to use chopsticks and will dip then take a bite etc.
  3. As noted by picture of fish this sauce is good on just about everything that swims, crawls or grazes and yes, even vegetables.
  4. Makes a terrific salad dressing.
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LowCarb Chinese BBQ Pork

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LowCarb Chinese BBQ Pork.  (Char Siu) Many years ago when I landed in the Pacific Northwest from the mountains of Colorado, one of the first things I was introduced to was Chinese BBQ Pork. Someone I met, who remains a very dear friend, shared some with me and it was another “love at first bite” moment.  I had never had anything like it but I knew one thing, I was going to eat it again and again and again…that was, until I couldn’t eat sugar anymore.  But…with the figuring out of my new Hoisin Sauce recipe used for making Peking Duck, I can make this BBQ sauce basically sugar-free and it is exactly as I remember it.  Hoisin Sauce is only one of the ingredients and is needed to complete the dish, but this is a relatively easy appetizer to make so hold onto your hats because the ride is well worth the trip.

Imagine my anticipation when I realized I could make this LowCarb Chinese BBQ Pork  (Char Siu in Chinese).  I had to buy a whole pork loin roast (about 4 lbs.), cut it into quarters, make the sauce, marinate the meat overnight (not necessary), cook it, wait for it to cool completely, slice it, take pictures and then for the first time since 2002 finally have it again.

I normally eat once a day in the afternoon about 3:30-4:00pm and if you think I was going to wait that long-think again.  As soon as I had everything set up and sliced the meat for the final pictures…I pigged out on it and I mean PIGGED OUT at 11:00am. It is/was exactly as I remembered it.  Did I eat it all?  No, it was even too much for me but great thing?…I can have it again tomorrow.

I have given you the recipe for the Chinese mustard the way I like it.  If you aren’t used to it, it may still blow your head off but it is a little different than that crud you get with Chinese take-out.  Remember, once you have made something it is much easier to make it again…and again…and I will.

If you want to impress your sports fans on game day this is one of the ways to do it.

This recipe for LowCarb Chinese BBQ Pork Loin makes enough for 8 as an appetizer (5 pieces) or dinner for 4 (10 pieces).  If you do it as an appetizer you can make and then freeze what you don’t need and then think how easy it will be the next time you want it.  I’m kidding, you WILL eat every bit of this.

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Chinese BBQ Pork Loin (Char Siu)
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Ingredients
  1. 2 Lbs Boneless Pork Loin (About 7" Long)
  2. ¼ C Tamari
  3. 2 T My Low Carb Hoisin Sauce
  4. 2 T Oyster Sauce
  5. 2 T Sugar Free Rice Wine Vinegar
  6. 2 T Allulose***
  7. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  8. ½ t Five Spice Powder
  9. 10 Drops Red Food Coloring (Optional But Traditional)
  10. Sesame Seeds
  11. Chinese Hot Mustard (Recipe Below)
Chinese Mustard Recipe
  1. 2 T Mustard Powder
  2. 2 t Tamari Sauce
  3. 2 t Sugar Free Rice Wine Vinegar
  4. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  5. 2 t Water+Additional To Dilute If Wanted After It Rests
Instructions
  1. Cut pork loin in half. Pieces should look like picture. A whole pork loin can weight up to 10-11 lbs but is normally sold as a 2 lbs-4 lbs package so plan accordingly.
  2. Put pork into double plastic bag.
  3. Combine next 8 ingredients, mix well and spoon scant ½ into pork pieces, massaging into meat. Don't overdo the marinade into the pork as it will be less than you need for dipping.
  4. Roll up bag, put into a metal bowl (for safety) and refrigerate overnight.
  5. Take meat out of fridge at least 4 hours before cooking.
  6. Turn oven to broil and let heat for 5 minutes.
  7. Discard any used marinade.
  8. Lay foil on sheet pan, place meat, put under broiler about 10" below heat (middle oven shelf) for 5 minutes, turn, broil 5 more minutes, turn over once more for another not more than 5 minutes for a total of about 15 minutes broiling. If it chars all the better as it tastes wonderful.
  9. DO NOT overcook.
  10. Leaving it uncovered, let it sit on counter 15 minutes. Continue leaving it uncovered and put in refrigerator to cool-to-cold-thoroughly.
  11. Make mustard sauce and let sit at least 10-15 minutes.
  12. Slice cold pork very thinly and as you can see I got 20 slices from 1 lb. of pork.
  13. Arrange on a large platter, putting 3-4 small dipping bowls of mustard, sesame seeds, and the remaining marinade sauce. This will give you two flavor profiles. 1.) spicy hot-dipped into mustard & then seeds and 2.) sweet dipped into the marinade.
  14. 8 Appetizer Servings
  15. 302 Calories, 27.7g Protein, 18.6g Fat, 4.9g Carbs, 1.2g Fiber, 3.7g Net Carbs
  16. 4 Dinner Servings
  17. 550 Calories, 52.7g Protein, 33.2g Fat 7.6g Carbs 1.8g Fiber, 5.8g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If your pieces end up weighing more than a lb. add 1-2 minutes per cooking cycle. As I said, you do not want to over cook it.
  2. I bought a 4 lb. roast as I wanted to try some other different things with it. If you buy about 7"-8" of whole roast and cut it in half you should be good to go.
  3. If you do it carefully, cooking the meat should work well on an outside BBQ grill.
  4. This is another great communal dining experience.
  5. Do not attempt to use a Pork Tenderloin as it would cook far to quickly to get a char and would end up like shoe leather. My opinion is that the loin is the perfect meat.
  6. Please DO NOT try to cook the pork loin whole-it will not work-it needs to be cut into the 2 pieces.
  7. Nutritionals include everything seen.
  8. Geez Louise, this is such good eats.
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