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Low Carb Primal Keto Gravy

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Low Carb Primal Keto GravyLow Carb Primal Keto Gravy. Man there must be a story here somewhere and this Primal Keto Gravy has been changed so many times I feel I have traveled with Lewis & Clark along the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean to get to it and…change it…yet again.

So here’s the story. The recipe started with the Herb Gravy Recipe at Elana’s Pantry. From there it was adapted by Nom Nom Paleo who made her own Easy Paleo Herb Gravy Recipe. Then Martina adapted it into her Ultimate Keto Gravy and lastly…it was tweeted by Dr. Robert Milello where I got it.  So, it has been an epic journey and you have now arrived at the Pacific Ocean with Lewis & Clark (and me). The gravy sounded so good I thought I could adapt it one more time to make it my own and here you go with low carb Primal Keto Gravy.

Boneless Chix Thigh-SkinIf you are at all handy with a knife (and I am) boning chicken thighs but leaving the skin on is really good with this gravy, the skin gets so crispy and…it saves a lot of $$$ as boneless skinless thighs are far more expensive and…you don’t get the skin.  This is fabulous with baked chicken and of course turkey.

Primal Keto GravyMost everything I have is antique.  The blender & brown bowl were my moms probably from the 50’s & 60’s and a gravy ladle (not shown) that was my grandmother’s and would easily be 100 years old.  I am such an antique.

 

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Primal Keto Gravy
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Ingredients
  1. 2 T Olive Oil (Or Butter)
  2. 1 Small To Medium Onion
  3. ¼ C Minced Celery
  4. 2 t Crushed Garlic (Optional But Good)
  5. 1 T Dijon Mustard
  6. 2 t Poultry Seasoning (Sage, Thyme, Marjoram, Rosemary)
  7. 2 T Lemon Juice (Optional)
  8. ¼ Lb Sautéed Mushrooms
  9. 1 T Porcini Dust
  10. 1¾ C Water
  11. 1 T Chicken Base
  12. ¼ C Heavy Cream
  13. Pepper To Taste
  14. All The Fabulous Fat Drippings & Fond* From Your Roasted Chicken
Instructions
  1. Add onions to olive oil and slowly caramelize.
  2. Add all ingredients (excluding heavy cream) and reduce slowly as you want the celery to soften. Just remember if you reduce too much you can always add more water but it’s easier not to go overboard in the first place.
  3. Add heavy cream and reduce to desired consistency, remembering as you blend it, it will thicken even more.
  4. Pour in a large enough bowl, add drippings and on medium- low begin to blend with a stick blender until you get to desired texture. I like mine a bit chunky.
  5. Add pepper to taste.
  6. Plate whatever fowl you are using and spoon sauce over all.
  7. 6 Servings
  8. 125 Calories, .6g Protein, 12.4g Fat, 2.8g Carbs, .5g Fiber, 2.3g Net Carbs
  9. 8 Servings
  10. 93 Calories, .5g Protein, 9.2g Fat, 2.1g Carbs, .4g Fiber, 1.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you taste this before the fond & fat are added it will taste OK but remember it has virtually no fat in it and fat is what make things taste good so taste test after the addition of the fat.
  2. *Fond (fahn) is that fabulous concentrated flavor in the little cruddy buttons at the bottom of a pan that is normally incorporated by deglazing.
  3. If you have frozen pulled chicken this is fabulous mixed into it.
  4. This also makes a tasty breakfast over fried eggs.
  5. Lastly, serve this proudly over a spatchcocked roasted chicken or your Thanksgiving turkey.
  6. Nutritionals are for gravy with the addition of 2 T extra fat & fond. Extra fat will only increase the calories a little and who cares.
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Keto Hollandaise Sauce

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Low Carb Hollandaise SauceKeto Hollandaise Sauce. Hollandaise is considered one of the 5 “mother” sauces from which others can then be made. It is considered an “emulsion” of butter and egg yolks just as mayonnaise is an emulsion of oil and egg yolks. There are several ways to make hollandaise and I will give you both.  One is pretty foolproof (in a blender) and the other is easy too (on the stovetop) but you do have to give it your full attention.

ChalazaeThe chalazae are those nauseating little short twisted white cords (#’s 3&4) wrapped around the yolk to keep it in place which always seems to be in the way and difficult to remove.  I don’t know about you but biting into a chunk of cooked chalaza in an otherwise smooth product is a total turnoff. The reason many recipes call for straining is to remove them but I think it is much simpler to get rid of them before they are incorporated and cooked.

Let’s face it this Keto Hollandaise Sauce sauce is so versatile and good on so may things it’s pathetic, and the most common is over eggs benedict (on tomato and no muffin thank you), salmon, asparagus, broccoli,  tuna, salmon cakes, and in my world Oysters Rockefeller.

Low Carb Hollandaise Sauce

 

 

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Hollandaise Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. 3 Large or 4 Smaller Egg Yolks
  2. 1 Stick +3T Butter
  3. 2 T Lemon Juice
  4. 1½ T Dry White Wine
  5. Good Pinch Cayenne Pepper
  6. ¼ t Salt Or To Taste
Instructions
  1. Same ingredients no matter which method you choose.
  2. Method 1: Blender (Small Cuisinart)
  3. Start to slowly clarify butter-if you do it slowly it will not sputter & spatter and as it begins to clarify swirl the saucepan several times allowing the milk solids and salt to drop to the bottom. Take off heat and immediately strain into a glass measuring cup.
  4. Put room temperature egg yolks (minus the chalazae), wine, & lemon juice into blender, turn on and drizzle butter until thickened. This method needs to be done quickly as the butter will begin cooling as you strain and then pour it. Add cayenne, taste and add salt as necessary.
  5. Method 2: Stovetop
  6. Start to slowly clarify butter-if you do it slowly it will not sputter & spatter and as it begins to clarify swirl the saucepan several times allowing the milk solids and salt to drop to the bottom. Take off heat.
  7. Over very low heat put room temperature egg yolks (minus the chalazae) and white wine in small bowl and begin whisking briskly. As eggs begin to pale in color start adding butter a little at a time while continuing to whisk until butter is all used. If it begins to thicken before all butter is incorporated, take it off the burner to finish. Take off heat and continue whisking for a minute or two. Immediately add lemon juice, salt, and cayenne. If it seems a little thick you can add water 1 T at a time.
  8. 4 Servings
  9. 331 Calories, 2.3g Protein, 35.0g Fat, 1.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 1.0g Net Carbs
  10. 6 Servings
  11. 221 Calories, 1.6g Protein, 23.3g Fat, 0.7g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you like a very lemony sauce, add more lemon.
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Low Carb Puttanesca Sauce

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Low Carb Puttanesca SauceLow Carb Puttanesca SauceLow Carb Puttanesca Sauce. While the word Puttanesca Sauce may or may not have some rather dubious origins, which you can look up if you wish, the bottom line is: It should be quite robust and flavorful and as you look at the list of ingredients you might imagine this to be true. It is extremely pungent and is said to have drawn men in off the streets.  So use a little imagination here.

Low Carb Puttanesca SauceThere are so many ways to use low carb puttanesca sauce and here are just a few suggestions: Obviously over spaghetti squash, with nicely sautéed chicken, or with any numbers of different fish. If you opt to use it over spaghetti squash it will serve four and will also serve four with a double recipe of Spaetzle noodles. If used with chicken or fish you should get 6-8 servings and I have listed nutritionals for all. If you decide to use with fish you can serve a large wedge of lemon along side.

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Puttanesca Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. 2 T Olive Oil
  2. 1 Medium Yellow Onion Small Chopped
  3. One Can Anchovies Packed In Oil
  4. 2 T Crushed Garlic
  5. 2 T Tomato Paste
  6. 2 16 Oz Cans Diced Or Crushed Tomatoes
  7. ¼ C Drained Capers
  8. ½ C Rough Chopped Kalamata Olives
  9. ½ t Crushed Red Peppers Flakes
  10. 2 T Fresh Chopped Basil
  11. Parmesan Cheese (Omit For Paleo)
  12. Salt & Pepper To Taste
Instructions
  1. Put olive oil in a sauce pan over medium heat, add onions, stir occasionally, and cook until soft.
  2. Add anchovies & garlic cooking and stirring until the anchovies disintegrate.
  3. Stir in tomato paste, add the tomatoes, capers, olives & red pepper flakes.
  4. Cover pan, turn down heat, simmer gently, and cook, stirring occasionally, until thick and saucy.
  5. Blend in basil, taste, and adjust flavors to your liking.
  6. Serve over whatever you choose. I almost always choose spaghetti squash and now I also use mung bean sprouts.
  7. 4 Servings
  8. 189 Calories, 7.5g Protein, 12.5g Fat 11.6g Carbs, 2.3g Fiber, 9.3g Net Carbs
  9. 6 Servings
  10. 126 Calories, 5.0g Protein, 8.4g Fat, 7.7g Carbs, 1.5g Fiber, 6.2g Net Carbs
  11. 8 Servings
  12. 95 Calories, 3.8g Protein, 6.3g Fat, 5.8g Carbs, 1.4 g Fiber, 4.4g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Be sure to taste first before adding any salt & pepper.
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Low Carb Remoulade

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Low Carb RemouladeLow Carb RemouladeLow Carb RemouladeLow Carb Remoulade. To my mind Remoulade is kind of a pinkish mixture not too unlike aioli except for its chunky texture.  Yes they certainly can and do taste differently depending on the ingredients but the visual can be quite striking.  If you look at most prepared remoulades they seen to be white and this does not appeal to me in the least.  White denotes Tartar Sauce, low carb remoulade is definitely not tartar sauce, and keto remoulade  is so very easy to make.

Many things to serve this with, here are just a few and I am sure you will come up with many of your own uses. Crab Cakes, served with Bacon Wrapped Shrimp as a dipping sauce, your own Open-Faced Rueben Sandwich and with a bay shrimp salad served on lettuce with tomato & hard boiled egg with a wedge of lemon.  Here it is shown with Fried Oysters.

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Remoulade
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Ingredients
  1. 1 C Mayonnaise
  2. ¼ C Minced Onion
  3. 2 T Lemon Juice
  4. 2 T Minced Celery
  5. 2 T Minced Green Onion Tops
  6. 2 T Minced Shallots
  7. 2 T Minced Capers
  8. 2 T Minced Red Pepper
  9. 2 T Sugar Free Ketchup
  10. 1 T Creole Or Dijon Mustard
  11. 2 t Horseradish Sauce
  12. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  13. ½ t Paprika
Instructions
  1. Blend all ingredients and refrigerate.
  2. 12 Servings
  3. 124 Calories, .2g Protein, 13.2g Fat, 1.0g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 0.9 Net Carbs
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Low Carb Spicy Chipotle Aioli

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Low Carb Spicy Chipotle AioliLow Carb Spicy Chipotle AioliLow Carb Spicy Chipotle Aioli. The name pretty well says it all and it’s perfect with Crab Cakes.  Aioli is pretty much always a garlic mayo mixture with any number of herbs and spices to flavor it and this is only one variation.  This low carb spicy chipotle aioli is no exception.  Try it on a burger, fish etc.

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Spicy Chipotle Aioli
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Ingredients
  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 (Or More To Taste)
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients and refrigerate.
  2. 12 Servings
  3. 121 Calories, 0.2g Protein, 13.2g Fat, 0.4Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.4g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you want it spicier add a tad more chipotle powder.
  2. Good on a brick but uh, try it on something you're familiar with first.
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Keto Cocktail Sauce

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Low Carb Cocktail SauceLow Carb Cocktail SauceLow Carb Cocktail SauceLow Carb Cocktail SauceThis no guilt Keto Cocktail Sauce goes together in about 2 minutes.  I have no idea how only four puny ingredients can have as much flavor as this does-but the proof in in the tasting. Many of my recipes, while easy enough, have a list of ingredients a mile long.  Put baby bay shrimp on a block of cream cheese and pour this over it.  Whew dogie.  Halve an avocado, fill with bay shrimp and drizzle this on it, same with a tomato, or boil yourself some big shrimp & wallow it in the sauce, mix with tuna fish instead of plain ole mayo. Endless possibilities with keto cocktail sauce. Yeah, it’s good on Crab Cakes too.

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Cocktail Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. ½ C Mayonnaise
  2. 3 T Sugar Free Ketchup
  3. 3 T Horseradish Cream
  4. 2 T Lemon Juice
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
  2. 8 Servings
  3. 104 Calories, 0.2g Protein, 10.7g Fat, 1.7g Carbs, 0g Fiber, 1.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. There are several strengths of horseradish cream so pick the right heat for your tastes or add ½ t sriracha sauce.
  2. Chopped green onion tops may be added if you want to use as a salad dressing.
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Low Carb Asian Dipping Sauce

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Low Carb Asian Dipping SauceLow Carb Asian Dipping SaucePretty sure this Low Carb Asian Dipping Sauce is the easiest, low carb recipe on the site. It may be easy but it packs a ton of flavor and is used to dress the Crab Rangoon Bundles. It is what makes the Asian Stir Fry and thickened just a bit (or not) the Bacon Wrapped Shrimp is delicious dipped in it. Cook up a mess of mushrooms and drizzle low carb Asian dipping sauce on ’em?  Oh Yeah and don’t forget the pork tenderloin.

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Asian Dipping Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. ½ C Tamari Sauce
  2. ⅓ C Water (+ More If Wanted)
  3. 2 T White Vinegar
  4. 2 T Minced Green Onion Tops
  5. ½ t Crushed Garlic***
  6. ½ t Powdered Ginger
  7. ⅛ t Dried Chili Flakes
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients.
  2. 12 Servings
  3. 8 Calories, 1.3g Protein, 0.0g Fat, 0.8g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 0.7g Net Carbs
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Keto Porcini Wine Cream

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Low Carb Porcini Wine CreamKeto Porcini Wine Cream. This is the same basic sauce as the Porcini Cream except we are subbing chicken base for beef base and adding dry white wine. You are looking at a beautiful veal loin chop and the smooth version is over the Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu.  Stuff a Flaxseed Meal Crêpe with anything savory and top it with keto porcini wine cream…Oh Good Grief.  There are a million (not really) variations of this sauce and I have probably, at some time or another, used them in the restaurant.  It gets kind of fun to name a dish if you are using it as a nightly or weekly special. You also might try smothering Spaetzle & adding lots of fresh cracked pepper.  OK, my mind is going nuts thinking about all the possibilities so…let your own minds wander a little-mine needs a rest.

You might take a quick peek while you’re here looking  Biscuits, Eggs & Sausage Gravy

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Porcini Wine Cream
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Ingredients
  1. ¼ C Heavy Cream
  2. ¼ Hot Water
  3. 1 T Dry White Wine
  4. ¼ t Chicken Base
  5. ¼ t Porcini Dust Or ¼ Oz Crushed Dried Porcini Mushrooms
  6. ⅛ t Pepper
Instructions
  1. If using dried porcini mushrooms add them to hot water 10-15 minutes or until softened. DO NOT throw the liquor away, put it into the cream.
  2. If using porcini dust disregard the hot water. and add all ingredients to sauce pan, reducing slightly.
  3. 1 Serving
  4. 260 Calories, 0.0g Protein, 24.0g Fat, 0.2g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. As recipe is for 1 serving simply multiply by number needed.
  2. As you can see I used porcini dust for the Cordon Bleu.
  3. Add a little lemon juice to enhance for a creamed seafood dish.
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Keto Porcini Cream

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Keto Porcini CreamKeto Porcini CreamKeto Porcini Cream. True Story:  Close to 45 years ago I was in a Wild Oats grocery in Boulder, CO and they had a large jar of some ole dried out mushrooms-but they were very expensive.  Being the curious type I opened the jar to smell them.  Ye Gads, I had never smelled anything so heavenly.  I bought a very small container having no idea at the time what to do with them.  Really, all I wanted was to open them periodically just to get another whiff.  Remember, this was way before the internet and though I worked in a restaurant at the time, I was in the front end waiting tables.  I don’t remember when I started using them but when I did it was like…whoa, I wish I had started earlier. Here is a very easy Chicken Cordon Bleu recipe using porcinis with a chicken base and you will see the use of porcini mushrooms throughout this site. So, in IMHO this keto porcini cream may be the best sauce (and maybe second best) that I make.

I use dried porcinis in many dishes, I do make my own dust with them, and you can buy the dust here:  Pistol River Porcini Dust.  Just adding dust to regular sautéed mushrooms is terrific, let alone the myriad other things you can add it to. It is my opinion that the highest and best use for this porcini cream is napping a filet mignon or any other steak.  One of the reasons you see filets wrapped in bacon is to give them flavor and with this cream that is definitely not necessary.  The reason I often prefer powder to dried mushrooms is…and please see: USING SURFACE AREA TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

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Porcini Cream
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Ingredients
  1. 2 C Heavy Cream
  2. 2 t Beef Base (Or To Taste)
  3. 1½ Oz Dried Porcini Mushrooms
  4. 2 t Porcini Dust
  5. 3-4 T Hot Water
  6. Cracked Pepper
Instructions
  1. Soak dried mushrooms in hot water about 10-15 minutes. DON'T throw any of the water away.
  2. Simmer all ingredients until slightly thickened and desired consistency is reached. Taste & correct if necessary.
  3. 6 Servings
  4. 274 Calories, 1.6g Protein, 28.8g Fat, 2.2g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 2.2 Net Carbs
Notes
  1. From this basic recipe you can add sautéed mushrooms, shallots, or whatever else you might want.
  2. As this is used to nap steaks I believe it will do six servings quite nicely. Pictured is sauce on a lovely rare hanger steak.
  3. Be sure not to let the gravy get too thick because as it cools it gets even thicker but you can always add a tad more water.
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Low Carb Basic Cream Gravy

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Low Carb Basic Cream GravyLow Carb Basic Cream Gravy.  What to say. You can put it on a brick and the brick would taste good.  You can use sausage, mushrooms, cheese and probably a myriad of other flavor changers.  Low carb basic cream gravy is the perfect thing for Chicken Fried Steak, chicken, turkey, and on Carbalose Flour Bread Stuffing or as shown with/on a Giant Baked Meatball.

Allow about ⅓ cup gravy per person per item.  Example:  Mashed Cauliflower=⅓ cup or a hamburger steak=⅓ cup and together would=⅔ cup. This gravy has lots of calories and almost no carbs so if you are eating LCHF this recipe is for you. The recipe uses 2 cups heavy cream to top 6 foods so all you have to do is multiply.  Super simple, simple, simple.  Here is another example:  Eggs & Sausage Gravy for three.  If you want brown gravy all you need do is substitute beef base for chicken base but…then it wouldn’t be a creamed gravy.

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Basic Cream Gravy
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Ingredients
  1. 1 C Heavy Cream
  2. 1 C Water
  3. 2 t Chicken Base
  4. 1 t Cracked Pepper
Instructions
  1. Simmer all ingredients until slightly thickened and desired consistency is reached.
  2. 4 Servings
  3. 360 Calories, 0.0g Protein, 24g Fat, 0.0g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Be sure not to let the gravy get too thick because as it cools it gets even thicker. just like any other gravy. If it gets away from you just add a bit more water.
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Low Carb Cheese Fondue

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Low Carb Cheese FondueLow Carb Cheese FondueLow Carb Cheese Fondue.  I know, I know. Cheese Fondue is so 60’s but it doesn’t mean it isn’t tasty and this is so, so easy to make. If you serve it to anyone under the age of 40 they may never have heard of fondue let alone eaten it, so you can dazzle them and personally I can make this a complete meal with sausage & vegetables or…it makes a fabulous sauce over broccoli.  This low carb cheese fondue is the recipe from the Rheinlander German restaurant here in Portland in my neighborhood and it is always what I order when I go there. Sadly, this restaurant is now closed so…I need to make my own low carb cheese fondue.

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Cheese Fondue
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Lb Gruyere Cheese (Or Better Yet Raclette)
  2. 1 C Dry White Wine
  3. 1 T Corn Starch
  4. ½ t Crushed Garlic
  5. ¼ t White Pepper
  6. ¼ t Cayenne Pepper
  7. Pinch Nutmeg
Instructions
  1. Cut off any rind as it will not melt and then grate cheese.
  2. In a stainless steel saucepan, very slowly simmer white wine, garlic, nutmeg, white pepper and cayenne pepper for approximately 1-2 minutes to reduce wine and let a little alcohol cook out.
  3. Thoroughly toss corn starch into grated cheese.
  4. Take wine off heat, add ⅓ cheese, and mix until melted. Put back on heat and repeat and repeat one more time. If not completely melted alternately put on and take off heat until it does.
  5. If too thick, add more wine. If too thin, add more cheese. The consistency of the fondue should coat sausage or vegetables evenly when dipped into mixture.
  6. If you have a fondue pot all the better (and I do not) otherwise serve immediately in individual ramekins.
  7. Serve with any good sausage or vegetables.
  8. 6 Servings
  9. 344 Calories, 22.6g Protein, 24.5g Fat 1.8g Carbs, 0g Fiber, 1.8g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Serve with chunks of sausage and/or your favorite low carb vegetables.
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Keto Tzatziki

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Low Carb TzatzikiLow Carb TzatzikiKeto Tzatziki. The word ‘Tzatziki’ refers to a sauce that often is used in the preparation of the Greek meat dishes ‘gyros’ Pulled Pork Gyros and ‘souvlaki’. It’s made of strained yogurt from the milk of goats or sheep, salt, garlic, and cucumbers. Dill, lemon juice, and pepper are usually added and then sometimes, mint or parsley. Because of the presence of cucumbers, keto tzatziki is often called cucumber sauce in English-speaking countries. Within Greece, the sauce also is called ‘tarator’, from the Sephardic Jewish word. The Greek word actually comes from the Turkish word ‘cacik’, which means ‘chutney’ and the sauce is used in the cuisines of countries other than Greece. Indeed, its use ranges from Bulgaria and Macedonia; to the Caucasus; and into Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq.  This info is taken from Wiki.answers…and who knew?

Labneh, Lebni, or Labne is a soft yogurt cheese.  It doesn’t matter how you say it or how you spell it, what really matters is that keto tzatziki is good and it is that-very good.  In the Middle East Labneh is traditionally served drizzled with olive oil, maybe some lemon juice, accompanied by Kalamata olives, and is most definitely not sweetened. Many times the dish is quite artfully presented. And…Chobani?…IS NOT strained Greek yogurt by any stretch of the imagination. Karoun is the brand I use or…you can make my recipe for Real Greek Yogurt

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Tzatziki
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Ingredients
  1. 1 C Strained Greek Yogurt (Labneh-Lebna-Labne)
  2. 1 C Diced Cucumber (About ½ One Large)
  3. ¾ t Dried Dill
  4. 1½ T Lemon Juice
  5. 1 t Crushed Garlic
  6. ½ t Salt
  7. ¼ t Pepper
Instructions
  1. Peel, cut cucumber in half, scoop out the seeds, roughly chop, and process until you have very tiny pieces kind of a sludge, but not pureed.
  2. Ditch the cucumber juice by squeezing as much out as you can then combine all ingredients in a medium bowl, taste, and correct seasoning.
  3. You may serve this immediately but it is better after being in the refrigerator for a day. It should easily last 4-5 days-if it lasts at all after you get into it.
  4. 8 Servings
  5. 42 Calories, 1.1g Protein, 3.5g Fat 1.7g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 1.6g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Karoun is the only brand I use unless I make my own and the nutritionals reflect this yogurt.
  2. If you opt to use regular ole Greek yogurt and not Labne it will turn watery from the whey escaping the yogurt. No problem, it is higher carb and please, just be aware of it.
  3. You can add ½ t of mint if wanted, it's what you see sprinkled on the top and it is especially good served with lamb.
  4. Serve with red, orange, or yellow pepper chips, cucumber coins, along with snow peas to keep it low carb.
  5. This is also very good served to the side with a sautéed chicken breast or a jillion other foods.
  6. Recipe may easily be doubled.
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