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Low Carb Pulled Pork

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Low Carb Pulled PorkLow Carb Pulled PorkLow Carb Pulled Pork.  Shown is the hunk of meat you use to make low carb pulled pork. A boneless pork butt roast is really shoulder meat all rolled together and held with stretch netting. Do not remove the netting until finished cooking and whatever you do, DO NOT throw away the liquid. With a little salt it makes the best drinkable broth ever.

Pulled PorkIf you have a slow cooker (and I do not) it is the easiest piece of equipment to use, but limited in space for a larger roast. For those of you who do not have a crock pot, below is how to cook it in the oven. Years ago in the restaurant I did six of these at a time. Today I only do one and I freeze the meat into 4 and 6 oz portions for all kinds of uses. Here are several recipes to use the pork with: Cubano Sandwich, & Pulled Pork Gyros. Did you know that pulled pork will thicken a sauce?  It does and may be added to the base of Firehouse Fresh Steak Chili, in the sauce for Traditional Spaghetti Squash/Tomato Sauce & this newly added recipe Collard Greens With Smoked Pulled Pork

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Pulled Pork
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Ingredients
  1. 3 Lb Pork Roast(s) Or As Many As You Want To Fix
Instructions
  1. Lay out two large pieces of heavy foil, and with the meat at room temperature, place in center and encase it, making sure the foil is closed in all directions. NO salt and pepper at this time as the salt will eat through the foil. Now put your package(s) on one more piece of foil which is to cover your sheet pan or roasting pan. Place in the oven at 275° for 4-5 hours depending on the size of the roast. I try to get them as close to 3 lbs. each as possible. For each additional roast over 1 add 45 minutes additional cooking time. To test if finished, snip the top of the netting, dig into the center and if the meat “pulls” apart easily it is. It’s pretty tough to overcook it and if it is not finished close the foil and cook another hour or so. You really do want it to fall apart easily.
  2. Place the roast in a large bowl and remove the netting. With a couple of forks pull apart in several places and let it cool about ½ hour. That fat you see in the net?-use it. Now you are ready to pull the meat and I do this with my hands. There may or may not be some yucky sinuous cartilage & fat and this is to be discarded. If this isn’t your cup of tea then take your forks and pull it into shreds. If you want to leave in the oven all day while at work then turn oven to 225° and go earn some money.
  3. If you family is large and since these take a long time to cook I would suggest making at least 2 and maybe 3 at a time. It freezes perfectly for later use.
  4. Every 3 Lb of roast should yield about 24-30 oz. of meat or about 6-7 oz portioned servings, 2-3 oz of fat, and a good size bowl of broth heaven. (Mine was about 2 C broth with 1½ C left after I added ½ C to pork. Once pulled the pork should soak up the broth like a sponge.
  5. 6 Servings
  6. 367 Calories, 20.2g Protein, 31.8g Fat, 0.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.0g Net Carbs
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Keto Zucchini Meatza Boats

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Keto Zucchini Meatza BoatsKeto Zucchini Meatza Boats. There are lots of similar recipes and this is my take on them.  Since so many use a tomato based sauce this is different in that it has a Basil Cream Drizzle.  A little different with a ton of deliciousness.  I do not most often put pepperoni on pizza for two reasons.  1.)  It is mostly so full of chemicals and 2.)  I don’t like pepperoni that much and if you do by all means use it.  If you like olives chop some and add ’em.  Hey, these keto zucchini meatza boats are for your taste, it’s just a recipe-alter it any way you wish.

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Zucchini Meatza Boats/Basil Cream Drizzle
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Filling
  1. 3 Large Straight Zucchini
  2. ⅓ Lb 20% Ground Beef
  3. ⅓ Lb Ground Pork Sausage
  4. ⅓ Lb Shaved Chopped Dry Ham
  5. ¼ t Dried Oregano
  6. ¼ t Ground Fennel (Optional) This Is The Same Spice You Taste In Pizza Sausage
  7. ½ C Diced Fresh Tomato
  8. ¼ C Chopped Fresh Basil
  9. ¼ C Sauteed Chopped Mushrooms
  10. ½ Sauteed Slivered Onion
  11. ½ T Crushed Garlic
  12. 1 Beaten Egg
  13. 1 C Full Fat Mozzarella Cheese
  14. 2 T Parmesan Cheese
  15. ¾ t Salt
  16. ½ t Pepper
  17. 2 T Parmesan Cheese (Yes More)
Drizzle
  1. 1 C Heavy Cream
  2. 2 t Chicken Base
  3. ¼ C Chopped Basil (Garnish)
Filling
  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. Cut zucchini in half and scoop out center with a spoon. Do not cut off either end.
  3. Barely brown ground beef & sausage add oregano & fennel and put in medium bowl.
  4. Saute mushrooms & onions in left over fat.
  5. Add everything down to last Parmesan cheese and mix well.
  6. Fill boats and put in large glass baking pan.
  7. Top with last 2 T Parmesan cheese.
  8. Cover and bake 30-40 minutes or until zucchini is tender but not overcooked.
Drizzle
  1. Heat heavy cream and chicken base & simmer until slightly thickened about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Drizzle, garnish with basil and float your boats.
  3. 6 Servings
  4. 427 Calories, 16.6g Protein, 37.4g Fat, 6.1g Carbs, 1.0g Fiber, 5.1g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Bet you didn't know this but yes, unbelievably you can eat the stems of the zucchini for one more luscious bite.
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Keto Taco Hamburger Bowl

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Keto Taco Hamburger BowlKeto Taco Hamburger BowlKeto Taco Hamburger Bowl.  I make this lowcarb keto taco hamburger bowl when I don’t have the time to start a full meal from scratch which is really not that often now that I’m retired.  Nevertheless I have become so fond of it I still make it once in a while. Quite easy and can be prepared in about 20 minutes.  Served with the Guacamole and using the Taco Seasoning it is a complete meal.

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Taco Hamburger Bowl
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Ingredients
  1. ⅓ Lb Hamburger (I Use 20% Fat)
  2. ¼ C Slivered Onions
  3. 1 t Taco Seasoning
  4. ⅛ Salt
  5. 1½ Oz Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  6. ¼ C Fresh Chopped Tomatoes
  7. 1 T Sliced Green Onion Tops
  8. Dollop Sour Cream
Instructions
  1. Saute onions & hamburger until just no longer pink.
  2. Add seasonings.
  3. Plate while very hot, top with cheese & sour cream.
  4. 1 Serving
  5. 515 Calories, 35.5g Protein, 39.3g Fat, 4.7g Carbs, .5g Fiber, 4.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Recipe is for 1 serving so just multiply for number of people you are serving.
  2. If cheese does not melt completely stick it in the microwave for 30 seconds.
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Low Carb Thai Chicken

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Low Carb Thai ChickenLow Carb Thai ChickenLow Carb Thai Chicken.  All you need to make this fabulous low carb Thai chicken is a simple recipe of Thai Peanut Sauce and boneless chicken thighs and that’s about it.  Can’t think of a much quicker thing to make for dinner even if you do have to make the sauce.  I do have the sauce in my refrigerator almost all the time and when I run out I make it again because I use it a lot and it lasts forever. (It won’t).

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Thai Chicken Thighs
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Ingredients
  1. 6 Boneless Chicken Thighs
  2. 2 T Butter
Thai Peanut Sauce
  1. ¼ C Peanut Butter
  2. 1½ T Hot Water
  3. 1½ T Tamari
  4. 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
  5. ¾ t Ginger Powdered
  6. ¾ t Red Pepper Flakes
  7. ½ t Hot Sauce (Your Choice)
  8. ¼ t Crushed Garlic
  9. 5 Drops Splenda Liquid
  10. Additional Water Only If Needed
Instructions
  1. Pound thighs until about ¼" thick.
  2. Heat butter until beginning to brown and put thighs in pan skin side down.
  3. Cook until juices begin coming to the top and then flip and cook until finished.
  4. Plate thighs.
  5. Top with 1-1½ T peanut sauce. You can add more but it doesn't take much.
  6. 6 Servings
  7. 284 Calories, 33.3g Protein, 16.4g Fat, 1.7g Carbs, 0.4g Fiber, 1.3g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Notice the thigh in the pic has the skin on. This is because I de-bone my own thighs to still have the skin attached and yes, you can do the same thing or... just ask your butcher to do it for you.
  2. Nutritionals include peanut sauce.
  3. Confession: I can sometimes eat two of these.
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Low Carb Spinach Stuffed Pork Chops

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Low Carb Spinach Stuffed Pork ChopsLow Carb Spinach Stuffed Pork ChopsLow Carb Spinach Stuffed Pork Chops & Lemon Caper Sauce is something I have made for many years. I served em in the restaurant and customers kinda had their own preconceived ideas of what a stuffed pork chop was and were always pleasantly surprised by these. Anyway they are easy to make and delicious to eat with a couple different chop cuts you can use. If possible have your butcher cut a pocket in each chop. You can make your own fabulous Sugar Free Italian Herbs here.

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Stuffed Pork Chop With Lemon Caper Sauce
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Chops
  1. 4 1” Thick Cut Bone-In Pork Loin Chops Or
  2. 4 1” Thick Cut Boneless Pork Loin Chops
  3. 4 Oz Room Temperature Cream Cheese
  4. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  5. 4 Oz Chopped & Squeezed Spinach
  6. ¼ C Sun-Dried Tomatoes
  7. 2 T Parmesan Cheese
  8. 2 T Lemon Juice
  9. 1 t Mixed Italian Herbs (I Make My Own)
  10. Salt & Pepper
  11. 4 t Olive Oil
Drizzle
  1. 2 T Lemon Juice
  2. 2 T Butter
  3. 2 T Capers
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375°
  2. Cut a good size pocket in each chop.
  3. Combine all ingredients down through herbs and stuff each chop.
  4. Spoon 1 t olive oil and salt & pepper each one.
  5. Bake about 30 minutes for boneless chops & 35 minutes for bone-in chops.
  6. Meanwhile melt 1 T butter, add lemon juice & capers, swirl in 1 T butter and spoon over each chop.
  7. 4 Servings
  8. 453 Calories, 47.3g Protein, 27.5g Fat, 4.1g Carbs, 3.2g Fiber, 1.1g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Try not to overcook the chops as it will make them tough.
  2. If some of the stuffing hangs out don't worry about, it's just more goodness to enjoy.
  3. This same stuffing works well for chicken breasts as well.
  4. Very good served on a bed of even more buttered spinach.
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Low Carb Open-Faced Reuben Sandwich

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Low Carb Open-Faced Reuben SandwichLow Carb Open-Faced Reuben Sandwich. Reuben, Reuben I’ve been thinking what a fine world this would be…Many of us know this song from childhood with two children each telling the other how good life would be if boys didn’t bother girls and girls didn’t bother boys and we kinda know how that turns out. Well, it is only a children’s fairy tale song but this low carb open-faced Reuben sandwich is absolutely for real and very easy to make so, enjoy. If you decide to use one slice of bread you will need Carbalose Flour Bread or Naan Flat Bread but it is also very good without any bread. If you don’t have 1,000 Island, the Mississippi Comeback Sauce is absolutely perfect.

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Open-Faced Reuben Sandwich
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Slice Bread Or 1 Piece Naan Flatbread (Optional)
  2. 1½ t Butter
  3. ¼-⅓ Lb Thinly Sliced Corned Beef (Traditional) And Pastrami Is Good Too
  4. ⅓ C Well Drained Sauerkraut
  5. 2 Oz Swiss Cheese (I Most Often Use Gruyere)
  6. Dressing To Taste & About 2 T
Instructions
  1. Place skillet on medium low heat with butter.
  2. Put bread down first, then meat, then ½ cheese, then sauerkraut, then other ½ cheese.
  3. Put into melted butter, cover and grill until bread has browned and cheese is melted.
  4. Plate sandwich and top with dressing.
  5. This is a pretty hefty portion and can easily be split between two people.
  6. Nutritionals include all ingredients as listed.
  7. 1 Serving
  8. 667 Calories, 38.7g Protein, 50.5g Fat, 14.5g Carbs, 6.2g Fiber 8.3g Net Carbs
  9. 2 Servings
  10. 334 Calories, 19.4g Protein, 25.4g Fat, 7.3g Carbs, 3.1g Fiber 4.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Serve with a couple of dill pickle spears & I have added a few sugar-free bread & butter pickles***
  2. Nutritionals include one (optional) slice bread.
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Low Carb Roast Beef Hash

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Low Carb Roast Beef HashLow Carb Roast Beef HashLow Carb Roast Beef HashLow Carb Roast Beef HashLow Carb Roast Beef Hash.  Roast Beef Hash is an inside restaurant secret. Prime rib (and most meat) is not nearly as good when reheated and restaurants have struggled with this for a long time.  If you are an early bird restaurant goer do not order the prime rib or at least ask if it is from the prior day.  There are chemical reactions going on which can not be avoided. The actual term is “warmed-over flavor”. (WOF) One of the ways to mask this reaction is by adding herbs, spices and other ingredients. I don’t make this often but I do when I have leftover (mine would be rare) prime rib.  Low carb roast beef hash is a relatively simple meal and you will need one recipe of Brabant “Potatoes, Caramelized Zucchini or as I used, daikon radish, as your potato substitute. So, another restaurant secret? They make more money selling prime rib in hash than they do selling a slab of it at dinner. The really sad news is that they now cut off the fat cap surrounding the top of the roast so if you know your butcher ask for the cap to be left on-it’s what I did as you can see in the 2nd picture. Not only does the cap protect the meat from overcooking…it tastes fantastic.  For me, eating the roasted fat is like eating diabetic candy. Remember that as you spice your prime rib-those same flavors will go into your hash and I say to simply use salt & pepper. If you prefer your left over prime rib cold then here is a recipe for Roast Beef Spread.

All my many other Keto~LowCarb Daikon Or Red Radishes As Potatoes Recipes may be seen here.

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Roast Beef Hash
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Recipe Brabant Potatoes, Caramelized Zucchini, Or Daikon Radish Wedges
  2. 4 C Trimmed Beef (Any Beef-Does Not Have To Be Prime Rib)
  3. 2 C Medium Diced Onions
  4. Oil (Your Choice And I Use Tallow)
  5. Salt & Pepper
  6. 12 Eggs
Instructions
  1. If using daikon radish sauté in fat.
  2. Lightly process trimmed beef and put into a large bowl.
  3. Dice raw onions & add to beef.
  4. Add vegetable of choice.
  5. Add oil, salt & pepper and toss all to mix.
  6. Quickly fry hash in a very hot large skillet.
  7. Fry eggs two at a time and serve atop hash.
  8. 6 Servings
  9. 466 Calories, 30.6g Protein, 21.7g Fat, 8.4g Carbs, 1.7g Fiber 6.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I have included ½ C fat in the nutritionals and as I said it is the oil of your choice. Some for frying the eggs and the rest for the hash. If you use beef fat as your oil to fry, get it hot and then add hash.
  2. This should be cooked and served quickly.
  3. Have leftover corned beef? It's a great substitution.
Addendum To The Notes
  1. I got the sweetest email from a couple and I am going to share it with their permission. Just goes to show (me) how many people all over the country appreciate the site. I get emails all the time but this one seemed particularly nice. So here it is in its entirety, uncut and unedited.
  2. Deborah,
  3. My wife & I discovered your website a while back and want to thank you for all the wonderful and delicious recipes. We have made many, particularly the carbalose bread (now a staple in our house), coleslaw, primal gravy, and over Christmas your New York cheesecake to name a few. What’s great about your site is all the recipes, as well as, the suggestions and comments. It makes adopting a LCHF lifestyle very easy and with no regrets.
  4. Over the weekend I came up with a suggestion to share with you. I am a huge fan of corned beef hash, either made fresh or out of a can (yes, I know). I have tried making it with radishes or your Brabant potatoes ( which were good) and the results were satisfying. However, the other day I had an idea. We are fried cabbage junkies in this house, chopped small and sautéed to a light caramelization. I thought why not combine the cabbage with corned beef? Holy crap – home friggin run!!!!! Made hash with two fried eggs and was ready to die a happy man! The combo of the cabbage and a can of Hormel corned beef is a match made in heaven.
  5. Just wanted to share this with you and take a moment to say thanks.
  6. F & D WI
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Low Carb Cubano Sandwich

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Low Carb Cubano SandwichLow Carb Cubano Sandwich. The first time I ever tasted a Cubano Sandwich was in the basement of some vast hotel in Las Vegas. It was very late at night and probably anything would have tasted good but I was hooked at first bite.  It is a very simple sandwich and for some reason as I subsequently ordered them from time to time they were never as good as that first one.  Of course I gave up sandwiches pretty much for good over 7 years ago but sometimes a girl wants what a girl wants so I have now devised my own way of fixing this iconic sandwich.  Cuban food in and of itself is not very spicy and when looking at any Cuban menu you might think that it is.  So what follows is my low carb version.  As you look at the few ingredients of this recipe it is kinda hard to believe it could tasted as good as it does but for whatever reason the flavors are perfect together.  I think the secret to mine is using pulled pork because the juices get all oozy goozy with the cheese.  The tradition is to use Cuban bread and weight & flatten it but we are not going to use Cuban bread.  My version is between two pieces of Naan Flat Bread which is already cooked so all you need do is heat and melt the cheese.  Once you have made Naan you may find quite a lot of uses for it. If you wish to make this open-faced then you can deduct 6.4g carbs and 220 calories.

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Cubano Sandwich
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Ingredients
  1. 2 Pieces Naan Flatbread
  2. 2 Oz Pulled Pork
  3. 2 Oz Good Dry Shaved Ham
  4. 2 Oz Very Thinly Sliced Swiss Cheese (I Use Gruyere)
  5. 2-3 Pieces Thinly Sliced Dill Pickle (Or To Cover)
  6. 2 t Butter
  7. Yellow Mustard
Instructions
  1. Put a skillet on medium-low & melt 1 t butter.
  2. Put 2 pieces of Naan on counter and slather with mustard.
  3. Lay on pork, cheese, pickles, & ham.
  4. Spread 1 t butter on top piece of Naan.
  5. Place sandwich into butter, cover and heat until cheese begins to melt, carefully turn, re-cover and heat until cheese is completely melted and gooey.
  6. Slice on the bias and serve it up baby.
  7. 851 Calories, 31.2g Fat, 51.8g Protein, 28.5g Carbs, 15.0g Fiber, 13.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Since Naan flatbread is already flat (duh) this does not need to be pressed like a customary Cubano.
  2. You may think 13.5g net carbs a bit high and I say, if compared to a traditional Cubano sandwich at between 60g-80g carbs and remembering you are having a real sandwich-this is very low carb. It is also a pretty good size sandwich and can easily be split with a friend or spouse.
  3. I eat ½ of one of these every once in a while and they don’t do much to my blood sugar so please make you own decision and since I DO NOT count calories I could care less about them.
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Keto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan Bake

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Keto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan BakeKeto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan Bake

Keto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan Bake. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks but as I am an old dog, I have learned a new trick from a friend who wishes to remain nameless.

Keto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan BakeKeto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan BakeKeto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan BakeAbove are pictures of my NEW, NEW old dog trick. Same recipe & ingredients, just put together differently. First, steak is cooked as the whole piece at least 1” thick and 1½” is better, and then sliced which gives you a much better chance of keeping your meat rarish. Once cooked, put into baking dish and pour gravy over meat. Dot with Blue Cheese Dressing, sprinkle with Parmesan Cheese and bake. If you want the rarest possible outcome, stand slices upright and close together. Will only need about 2 T butter instead of 8 T so adjust accordingly.

This  Keto Beef Blue Cheese Parmesan Bake is a recipe I have made for 35+years but not very successfully the last 7+ years.  The beef used to be dredged in flour which then became the thickening agent.  I have always used a good top sirloin steak and that is what I used here and not dredged in anything.  Awhile ago I ordered some Konjac (Glucomanan Powder), experimented with it several times, and failed miserably so I gave up.  Well, I do know how to use guar gum & xanthan gum that I bought long ago and which you may see in more than a few recipes but it didn’t occur to me to thicken with them and this is where my friend comes in. She told me she uses guar gum to thicken the few gravies she makes and that I should try it.  When I bought both products I got tired of measuring each one so I ended up mixing them 50/50.  So if yours are separate use the guar gum but mixed worked just great for me and this is what I did.  I put 1 t in a salt shaker and sprinkled while whisking until it got too thick…ugh so I added a bit more water and voila…success. I emptied out the shaker and measured what I had left and that’s how I came up with the approximate amount in the recipe.  Yours may vary and using a shaker is so, so, easy.   This recipe for Cauliflower Grits is perfect underneath.  You will either need Blue Cheese Dressing or your own favorite blue cheese dressing. I have made the gravy for eight servings and that would include enough for Cauliflower Grits or perhaps Daikon Radish Brabants, otherwise you will probably have enough left-overs for another meal and it’s great with Chicken Fried Steak. All that said; on to the recipe.

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Beef & Blue Cheese Parmesan Bake
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Ingredients
  1. 3 Lbs Good Top Sirloin Steak At Least 1" but preferably 1½" Thick
  2. 8 T Butter
  3. 3 C Water
  4. 1 C Sour Cream
  5. Beef Base To Taste (Don't Be Timid)
  6. ¼ t Guar Gum
  7. ¼ t Xanthan Gum
  8. ¾ C Blue Cheese Dressing
  9. ¾ C Parmesan Cheese
  10. Salt & Pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. In large skillet heat 2 T of butter to brown.
  3. Cut beef into strips ¼-½” thick.
  4. Very lightly salt and pepper beef strips and fry quickly in very, and I mean very, hot butter. Repeat until all beef is sautéed putting into a large glass baking dish.
  5. Add water & beef base (don't be timid) to skillet, sprinkle in gums while whisking, bring to boil and stop the gums when only slightly thickened as it will continue to do so.
  6. Take off heat cooling only slightly and whisk in sour cream until smooth.
  7. Pour over beef strips and using a large spoon dot the top with blue cheese dressing.
  8. Sprinkle parmesan cheese all over top and bake 15 minutes until cheese begins to brown-if it takes too long, turn on the broiler to finish it. You want to keep your beef no more done than medium.
  9. 8 Servings
  10. 599 calories, 59.1g Protein, 39.4g Fat, 2.1g Carbs, 0 Fiber, 2.1g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. It is much easier to cut beef strips when the meat is semi-frozen but make sure you bring it back to room temperature.
  2. Strips may be cut ¼” but if you like your steak a little more rare cut ½” which is what I do.
  3. I serve this over mashed cauliflower but it is good all by its’ lonesome.
  4. I mix my guar gum and xanthan gum 50/50 and now keep it in a small salt shaker. This way I am not always debating which one to use for what.
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Keto Crab Cakes

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Keto Crab CakesKeto Crab CakesKeto Crab Cakes. Ugh, I hate the fact that crab is so expensive, even here in Oregon where we get the stuff as fresh as you can imagine.  I think these keto crab cakes with spicy chipotle aioli should be a “treat meal” for a family of four or served as an appetizer for a special dinner party.

If you have ring molds they will certainly help in the making of these as anyone who has ever tried to form a crab cake will attest -they fall apart very easily.  I personally do not have these molds but I do have really old larger tuna cans that I have used for years and if you buy rings you will probably find other ways to use them as well. (Think eggs). But you can certainly make 8 then serve 2 each as the smaller cakes are easier to deal with. Norpro makes a set of 4-3½” muffin rings for somewhere around $7-8.  They will make life easier. Here is a place to get more Ring Molds than you ever thought possible. Please don’t let the though of expensive crab stop you from making these as you can always use a good quality tuna.

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Crab Cakes & Spicy Chipotle Aioli
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Crab Cakes
  1. 1 Lb Crab Meat
  2. 1 Egg
  3. ⅓ C Crushed Pork Rinds***
  4. ⅓ C Mayonnaise
  5. ⅓ C Parmesan Cheese
  6. ⅓ C Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  7. ⅓ C Tiny Diced Onions
  8. ⅓ C Thinly Sliced Green Onion Tops
  9. 2 T Lemon Juice
  10. ¼ t Garlic Powder
  11. ⅛ t Chipotle Powder
  12. ½ t Salt
  13. 1½ C Crushed Pork Rinds
  14. 3 T Butter
Aioli
  1. 1 C Mayonnaise
  2. ¼ C Lemon Juice
  3. 1 t Dijon Mustard
  4. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  5. ½ t Chipotle Powder
  6. ⅛ t Liquid Smoke
  7. ¼ C Tiny Diced Red Peppers (Garnish)
  8. Lemon Wedges (Garnish)
Instructions
  1. Mix all aioli ingredients and refrigerate until needed.
  2. Melt butter on medium.
  3. Combine egg, mayonnaise, ⅓ C pork rinds, mozzarella, parmesan cheese, onions, garlic powder, chipotle, salt, and lemon juice.
  4. Fold in crab.
  5. Gently form crab cakes and put into pork skins. Do not try to turn them as they fall apart easily. Just take more skins and gently press onto the tops.
  6. If, and I mean if, you have egg rings this is a time to use them.
  7. Lightly butter rings and place one in pork skins. fill ring & sprinkle more skins on top. Repeat.
  8. I actually do not have rings because way back when, I started saving tuna cans and that is what I use.
  9. Place crab cakes in butter, cook 6-7 minutes, remove rings, flip gently, and cook another 6-7 minutes. You want your cakes to be nice & crispy, and golden brown & delicious.
  10. Either spread aioli on plates and place cakes on top or…plate cakes and drizzle aioli on top.
  11. Dot with red peppers and serve with a lemon wedge.
  12. 4 Servings
  13. 802 Calories, 36.4g Protein, 71.6g Fat, 3.1g Carbs, .7g Fiber, 2.4g Net Carbs
  14. 8 Servings
  15. 401 Calories, 18.2g Protein, 35.8g Fat, 1.6g Carbs, .4g Fiber, 1.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. These may be served as a main course or as an appetizer and I have given the nutritionals for both. I have given you a recipe using aioli and if you have your own favorite Remoulade then feel free.
  2. Nutritionals are for all ingredients listed including the aioli.
  3. If crab meat is outside your budget then tuna may be a good substitute.
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Low Carb Steak Oscar

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Low Carb Steak Oscar is an elegant dish that used to be served in the finest restaurants all over the country and for some unknown reason it is now difficult to find.  The reason can’t be because it isn’t good because it is fabulous.  Perhaps the reason lies in the fact that we have had an explosion of talented people entering the food scene nationwide with so many new and eclectic foods that it has just kinda dropped off the radar.  At any rate it is still a topnotch dish in my book and this is my rendition.  Medallions of veal may be used in place of steak and good luck finding veal anymore.  My last bastion to buy veal dried up awhile ago.  This is a very easy, uncomplicated recipe to make and you will need a recipe of Sauce Béarnaise to finish it.  Since crab meat is so very expensive I would not suggest lump crab as it is the most expensive, and probably not canned crab as it has been cooked into oblivion.  If you are going to serve this, best to bite the bullet and buy good quality flaked crab meat.  If you are on a budget (and who isn’t) try imitation crab and who knows, it may actually be good but beware imitation crab is full of carbs.  This low carb steak oscar is a restaurant quality, dinner for guests meal.

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Steak Oscar
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Recipe Sauce Béarnaise
  2. 4 Good Quality Steaks 6-8 Oz Each (New York Strip Shown)
  3. 12 Fresh Asparagus Spears
  4. 8 Oz Crab Meat
Instructions
  1. Steam or grill asparagus spears.
  2. Cook steaks to desired doneness. (Rare is best)
  3. Very gently heat crab meat.
  4. Plate steak, top with crab, arrange asparagus, and nap with béarnaise.
  5. 4 Servings
  6. 541 Calories, 77.0g Protein, 24.2g Fat, 3.7g Carbs, 1.0g Fiber, 2.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Fabulous.
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Low Carb Poor Man Steaks

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Low Carb Poor Man SteaksLow Carb Poor Man SteaksLow Carb Poor Man Steaks.  I grew up in the 50’s & 60’s in Lima, Ohio which certainly would have been considered the heart of the Midwest.  Now Lima is famous for a couple of things, and people like Phyllis Diller, Hugh Downs, and Al Jardine one of the founders of The Beach Boys. I didn’t know about any of these people until later but one of my earliest memories was/is the Kewpee and Kewpee hamburgers.  Now remember, in the early 50’s there were not many restaurants anywhere except mostly in famous hotels and to a kid going to the Kewpee was a treat beyond the pale.  As I remember it, all they had were hamburgers and “frostys” and it is well documented that Dave Thomas of Wendy’s fame modeled his square burger patties and malts after the Kewpee’s.  Back then a burger was .15 and a frosty (served in a large frosted soda glass, hence the name)  was probably about the same price. When the price of the burger went to .25 I well remember my youngest brother saying he was never going to the Kewpee again.  Well, it took about a week for that to pass.  And Christmas? The best presents?…were tiny little coupons for 4-5 free Kewpees from the owner Stub Wilson and I mean like WOW.  The picture above is exactly as I remember it with the sign “Your Grandpappy Ate Here”. This is their menu now.  The space was so confined, with so little parking and with a huge building in the back that the only way out was to drive onto a turntable, turn 180° and go out the same way you came in.  To a little kid is was pretty heady stuff.

OK, anyway, throughout my life I have tried to make a hamburger that tasted like a Kewpee burger and…I have failed miserably.  I don’t think it can be done but in the meantime I did come up with this and it’s only sorta, kinda, close.  I did serve these in the restaurant as a “blue plate special” and yes, on a big blue platter.  People loved them so…here is my (pathetic) rendition of a Kewpee and you know what?  Low carb poor man steaks are really good and Primal Keto Gravy is really good on them.

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Poor Man Steaks
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Ingredients
  1. 1½ Lb 20% Hamburger
  2. 1 Beaten Egg
  3. ½ Small Yellow Onion Slivered
  4. 2½ t Yellow Mustard
  5. 1¼ t Worcestershire Sauce
  6. ½ t Garlic Salt
  7. ½ t Lawry’s Seasoning Salt
  8. ½ t Pepper
Instructions
  1. Mix hamburger & onions.
  2. Beat rest of ingredients with egg & then mix well into hamburger.
  3. Shape into 4 oval patties.
  4. Cook to desired doneness.
  5. 4 Servings
  6. 488 Calories, 45.7g Protein, 31.5 Fat, 2.1g Carbs, .3g Fiber, 1.9g Net Carbs
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