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Low Carb Brabant Potatoes

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Low Carb Brabant PotatoesLow Carb Brabant PotatoesLow Carb Brabant Potatoes. I think one of the things most diabetics or people going low carb for the first time miss are potatoes. Though I have never eaten tons of potatoes I certainly like them, these are a terrific substitute and easy, easy, easy. Brabant potatoes are nothing more than deep fried cubed potatoes and the only thing we are doing is cubing daikon radish instead. Cut differently and still deep fried, they make a great french fry substitute. Use your favorite oil and I use my own rendered tallow and butter is great too. The flavor? OMG and good grief. Low Carb brabant potatoes barely needs a recipe they are so easy. Can substitute these for Caramelized Zucchini in Chicken Tchoupitoulas.

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

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Brabant "Potatoes"
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Ingredients
  1. About 4-5 Cups Cubed Daikon Radish
  2. Favorite Oil for Frying (Olive Oil, Tallow, Or Butter And Duck Fat Is The Best)
  3. Salt
Instructions
  1. Peel Radish.
  2. Cut into approximate ½" cubes.
  3. I cut mine into ½" rounds, then into ½" strips for French fries, and then turn again for cubes.
  4. Parboil until fork tender, just like you would any potato.
  5. Drain well in a strainer.
  6. Stirring often, sauté in 350°-360° fat until golden brown.
  7. Add salt, pepper and any other herbs or spices you are using, stir and serve.
  8. 4 Servings
  9. 32 Calories, .8g Protein, 0.6g Fat, 5.9g Carbs, 1.4g Fiber 4.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. The small amount of fat adds a few calories but...on this site we do care about good fats and good grief, your kids can even put sugarfree ketchup on them.
  2. It is OK to crowd them assuming your oil is hot enough as they will shrink a bit.
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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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Fried Cauliflower With Lemon Capers

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Low Carb Deep Fried Cauliflower With Lemon CapersFried Cauliflower With Lemon Capers. I have to say this recipe is so simple and I wish I had thought of it myself…but I didn’t.  We have a restaurant here in Portland that serves (ed) it.  I just looked at their menu and no longer see it listed and how sad because it is so, so good. The first thing I did was to go home and try making it myself and we have been eating it regularly ever since.  I fry this in my own rendered tallow but you may certainly use your favorite oil. I save my oil and then use it to make Southern Fried Chicken as the oil is totally clean when I finish with it. Tallow is such a stable oil that it can easily be reheated and will not break down like most other oils.  Don’t not make this because you don’t have tallow-it’s just what I use.  The best thing about this is you can fry everything but the leaves.  Yep, the core too.  In addition to the recipe below I do sometimes drizzle a little Asian Dipping Sauce on low carb deep fried cauliflower with lemon capers because I pretty much always have it in the fridge but the recipe stands totally by itself. Kinda hard to describe the fabulous flavor of this dish…You’ll just have to try it and see.

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Deep Fried Cauliflower/Capers & Lemon Juice
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Large Cauliflower Room Temperature
  2. ¼ C Lemon Juice
  3. ¼ C Capers
  4. Fat For Frying
Instructions
  1. Core and cut large florets about 1-1½" (They will shrink as they fry).
  2. Cut core into good size chunks.
  3. Heat fat to very hot-about 375-385 degrees and maintaining high heat, fry in batches until dark golden brown.
  4. Plate and drizzle with capers & lemon juice.
  5. Salt & pepper if wanted and I do not.
  6. 6 Servings
  7. 100 Calories, 3.0g Protein, 5.8g Fat, 8.4g Carbs, 3.7g Fiber, 4.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. That's it and how easy.
  2. I added 3 T fat to the nutritionals because there will be some retained in the cauliflower.
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Low Carb Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Ganache Tart

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Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Ganache TartLow Carb Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Ganache Tart. This started out as an experiment so I only made one which I ate all…by…my lonesome. I don’t often eat much dessert and now I am a self-confessed pig.  It was so good I am posting a recipe that will serve 16.  They are deceptively simple and if you aren’t serving 16 people they freeze well for a future treat.  I just happen to have 8-3⅞” tart tins which is why I made them this way and you can certainly use a larger tart tin.  Just be sure you use removable bottomed tins.

You will need 1 smaller crust recipe from Pie Crusts For Most Any Pie/Two Sizes. If you do have mini tart tins they also make a terrific shell for individual Lemon Curd tarts or any other small dessert you may wish to fill a tart shell with.

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Peanut Butter & Cream Cheese Ganache Tart
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Recipe Small Size Pie Crust
Filling
  1. ¾ C Peanut Butter
  2. 6 Oz Cream Cheese
  3. ⅓ C Heavy Cream
  4. 1½ t Vanilla Extract
  5. 18 Drops Liquid Sucralose
Ganache
  1. ⅓ C Heavy Cream
  2. ⅓ C Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Crusts
  1. Follow recipe for 1 smaller crust, divide into 8 dough balls. Each ball should weigh about 1¾ oz.
  2. Put ball into center of tart tins and using your fingers push into and up the sides evenly.
  3. Bake in 350 oven for about 10 minutes and remove. At this point they will be puffy. Knock them down with a spoon and pop back into the oven and bake until just golden.
  4. Remove from oven and knock them down again.
  5. Let cool. Do not remove from tins.
Filling
  1. Beat all ingredients until smooth.
  2. Divide and fill each tart shell.
  3. Let them sit for 10-15 minutes and then using your index finger, push and smooth the tops. At this point they will not be sticky.
Ganache
  1. Watching closely, boil cream.
  2. Add chocolate chips, immediately remove from heat and using a whip beat until smooth.
  3. Let cool a bit and drizzle all over tart.
  4. Refrigerate.
  5. Remove from tins, quarter, and serve two wedges each person.
  6. 16 Servings 8 Tarts
  7. 289 Calories, 9.0 Protein, 24.5g Fat, 8.1g Carbs, 2.9g Fiber, 5.2 Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Now you may have some piggy little children and especially teenagers who can eat a whole one of these puppies like I did, but seriously after a good meal trust me, ½ is plenty, plenty.
  2. Nutritionals include tart shells.
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Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Casserole

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Low Carb Baked Spaghetti Squash CasseroleLow Carb Spaghetti Squash Casserole is yet another way to use spaghetti squash.  As far as I am concerned you can just about put the kitchen sink into this dish.  These are not in the recipe but a cup or two of Caramelized Zucchini would be a terrific addition as well as a cup or two of sautéed caramelized eggplant.  Both are great low carb healthy extenders.

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Baked Spaghetti Squash Casserole
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Large Spaghetti Squash
  2. 1½ Lb 20% Hamburger
  3. ½ Medium Onion Chopped
  4. 1 Lb Sautéed Mushrooms
  5. 2 T Butter
  6. ½ C Sliced Black Olives
  7. 1 C Heavy Cream
  8. 2 Beaten Eggs
  9. 1 Cn Crushed Tomatoes
  10. ½ Cn Tomato Sauce
  11. 1 T Crushed Italian Herbs
  12. 1 T Crushed Garlic*** (Plus More If Wanted)
  13. 1 T Chicken Base
  14. 3 C Grated Full Fat Mozzarella Cheese
  15. ½ C Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. Bake spaghetti squash, cut in half widthwise, scoop out seeds, and with a fork pull out spaghetti strands.
  2. Put squash in large buttered glass baking dish.
  3. Preheat oven to 325°.
  4. Cook hamburger & onion, mix in olives. Set aside.
  5. Sauté mushrooms in butter, add to hamburger and top squash.
  6. Heat heavy cream, add tomatoes & sauce, herbs, chicken base, and garlic.
  7. Remove from heat, cool a little, mix in beaten eggs, and spoon evenly over casserole.
  8. Top casserole with mozzarella and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  9. Cover with foil and bake about 30-35 minutes or cheese is well melted.
  10. 8 Servings
  11. 449 Calories, 27.3g Protein, 31.5g Fat, 14.1g Carbs, 2.8g Fiber, 11.3g Net Carbs
  12. 10 Servings
  13. 359 Calories, 21.8g Protein, 25.1g Fat, 11.3g Carbs, 2.1g Fiber, 9.2g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Easily substitute kalamata olives for the black ones and this is actually what I do. I put black olives in the recipe because they are more readily available but pitted kalamatas, in my opinion, are much better.
  2. As I said above I think a cup or two of sautéed zucchini and/or sautéed eggplant would also be a terrific addition.
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Low Carb Caramelized Zucchini

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Low Carb Caramelized ZucchiniLow Carb Caramelized ZucchiniLow Carb Caramelized Zucchini. Sounds kind of strange doesn’t it?  Caramelized vegetables?  We think of caramelized onions or sugar easily enough, but not most other veggies. No, not lettuce silly, but seriously you can cook a lot of vegetables this way.  All vegetables have some carbs and since carbs are starch/sugar you can caramelized some of them.  What you are doing is “burning” their sugar.  Caramelization=flavor & taste.  This is so easy you will wonder why you never thought of it and this is how it came to me.  Yes, another happy mistake.  I was making Ratatouille one Sunday.  I was on the internet (probably lost in space working on another recipe) and I thought I had “burned” the eggplant during the “browning” process. I think I said (yelled) something like “oh crud”.  My husband called out from the living room and said why?  Men don’t like you burning their food so I probably answered something like “oh nothing”.  When I finished with it, I tasted it and it was really good, and I mean really, really good.  We loved it and now I often fix it just by itself with a little salt & pepper and maybe a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.  My next experiment was zucchini and voilà same thing.  Recipe is for low carb caramelized zucchini and just do the same thing with eggplant.

Figure one small to medium zucchini per person or one medium eggplant for two-three people because as they cook they also lose their moisture and shrink. So stay with it and even though you think you are burning them you are not.  Have faith and your time will be well rewarded. Once finished, it’s katy-bar-the-door with its versatility and you can spice it to your hearts content.

The absolute secret to this is maintaining a medium-high heat, don’t mess with them until they have begun to brown and then stick with it until they are just this side of “blackened”.  They may go through a kind of “mushy stage” if you don’t keep up the heat so at this point don’t mess with em.

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Caramelized Zucchini
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Ingredients
  1. ¼ C Olive Oil
  2. 4 Medium Zucchini Room Temperature
  3. Yep-That's All
  4. No Salt-Until Finished Cooking
  5. No Pepper-Until Finished Cooking
Instructions
  1. Cut each zucchini in half and turn to flat side. Now cut each half into 3 spears angling in toward center. Turn and cut every ¾”. The pieces should approximate a triangle.
  2. Using a large saute pan heat olive oil to hot and put in zucchini. Now just wait at least 5-7 minutes then toss or turn every 3-4 minutes until you think your going nuts waiting. If they are cooked properly it will take about 30-35 minutes.
  3. 4 Servings
  4. 137 Calories, 6.5g Protein, 10.8g Fat, 3.4g Carbs, 1.4g Fiber, 2.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. There are seriously a lot things you can do with this and simply served plain with salt and pepper is only one.
  2. Another? A very simple tomato basil cream.
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Low Carb Creamed Shrimp & Spaghetti Squash

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Low Carb Creamed Shrimp & Spaghetti SquashLow Carb Creamed Shrimp & Spaghetti Squash. One of the things I like about spaghetti squash (and there are many) is its versatility so here is another recipe using it. Here is another Creamed Chicken & Spaghetti Squash Bake and another Spaghetti Squash Carbonara and another Spaghetti Squash Pastitsio and another Stuffed Red Peppers I hope at least one of these trips your trigger. This meal is about all you need with the exception of a salad and maybe a very small dessert.

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Creamed Shrimp & Spaghetti Squash
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Large Spaghetti Squash
  2. 1½ Pounds Bay Shrimp (The Small, Already Cooked Ones)
  3. ½ Medium Onion Chopped
  4. 2 T Butter
  5. 1 Lb Sautéed Mushrooms
  6. 2 T Butter
  7. ½ C White Wine
  8. 1½ C Heavy Cream
  9. ¼ C Chopped Green Onion Tops
  10. 4 Oz Mozzarella Cheese (Or Cheese Of Choice)
  11. 2 T Lemon Juice
  12. 2 t Chicken Base
  13. 1 t Crushed Garlic (This May Easily Be Omitted)
  14. ½ t Red Pepper Flakes
  15. ½ C Parmesan Cheese
  16. Salt & Pepper As Needed
Instructions
  1. Bake spaghetti squash, cut in half widthwise, scoop out seeds, and with a fork pull out spaghetti strands. Set aside.
  2. Sauté onion in butter. Set aside.
  3. Saute mushrooms in butter, add back onions, add garlic and wine & reduce by half.
  4. Add heavy cream, lemon juice, pepper flakes, chicken base and reduce slightly.
  5. Add shrimp & green onions.
  6. Reheat squash.
  7. Plate hot squash, quickly sprinkle cheese, evenly distribute shrimp mixture over cheese, & sprinkle Parmesan on top.
  8. 6 Servings
  9. 521 Calories, 15.9g Protein, 42.6g Fat, 17.7g Carbs, 3.4g Fiber, 14.3g Net Carbs
  10. 8 Servings
  11. 466 Calories, 11.7g Protein, 40.7g Fat, 13.3g Carbs, 2.6g Fiber, 10.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I’m thinking a bit of bacon and/or fresh basil might be good in this as well.
  2. This can also be made as a casserole which for a larger family may be easier.
  3. Pulled chicken may be subbed for shrimp.
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Keto Carpaccio

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Keto Carpaccio Low Carb CarpaccioLow Carb CarpaccioKeto CarpaccioKeto Carpaccio.  Another food gift from the gods.  Traditional Carpaccio is made with raw beef tenderloin and if that makes you queasy then I am sorry and this is not for you.  I have seen restaurants and recipes that say to sear the tenderloin before slicing which to my mind seems counterproductive to paper thin pieces of beef.  Once beef is cooked, even the slightest bit, it cannot be pounded and keep any of its integrity around the edges. It is far easier to slice after having been in the freezer an hour or so.

There are a million ways (not really) to dress a Keto Carpaccio and simple is best. You are featuring the best cut of the cow so don’t bury it.  It only begs to be highlighted. Arugula is the garnish greens of choice and if it tastes bitter to you (it does to me) then by all means top with a spring mix. Steve Cooksey @diabeteswarrior would probably go out & pick wild field greens.

OK, who doesn’t like a challenge? Steve just tweeted me about using rendered tallow in place of the mayo. I have said several times that I do render my own so I marched into the kitchen and made it with the beef fat. Taste was not the problem-it was good-but that part in the recipe about keeping the dressing chilled? Not so good. It began to harden in a minute or so and 10 minutes in, it was pretty solid. So all you purists out there? Please feel free to use tallow. Me, I’ll stick with the measly amount of mayo.

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Carpaccio
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Ingredients
  1. 12 Oz Piece Beef Tenderloin (About 3 Oz Per Person)
  2. 4 Handfuls Greens
  3. Olive Oil For Drizzling Over Meat
  4. 4 t Capers (Optional But Good)
Dressing
  1. 2 T Olive Oil
  2. 2 t Red Wine Vinegar
  3. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  4. 2 t Mayo
  5. 1 t Lemon Juice
  6. Pinch Kosher Salt
  7. Pinch Pepper
  8. 1 Finely Slivered Or Chopped Shallot
  9. 1-2 T Grated Or Shaved Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. Freeze tenderloin for at least an hour.
  2. Slice into rounds about ⅛"-¼". Allow to completely thaw and it will not take long.
  3. Put meat between film and pound until very thin.
  4. Whisk dressing ingredients and keep chilled.
  5. When ready, plate beef in a circle overlapping as you go.
  6. Sprinkle meat with kosher salt and freshly cracked pepper.
  7. Place 1 handful of greens & sprinkle with shallots.
  8. Drizzle with dressing and top with Parmesan cheese.
  9. Serve immediately.
  10. 4 Servings
  11. 397 Calories, 22.5g Protein, 32.8g Fat, 3.0g Carbs, 1.1g Fiber, 1.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you want to make this into a full fledged dinner or salad, double the dressing, add more greens, and garnish with a few small diced red onions.
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Low Carb Stuffed Red Peppers

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Low Carb Stuffed Red Peppers.  Who needs rice in Stuffed Red Peppers? Well, we don’t. These are oozy goozy with cheese and yep, no rice and no bitterness from green peppers. And hey, these don’t need to cook forever because of that no rice business. Now if you want to be fancy dancy with these, save the pepper tops and serve them half cocked on the top.  Low carb stuffed red peppers are particular good served with Tomato Basil Cream.

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Stuffed Red Peppers
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Small Spaghetti Squash-This Is Your Rice (You Only Need About 2 Cups)
  2. 6-8 Very Large Red, Yellow, Or Orange Bell Peppers (Or Mix Em Up)
  3. ¾ Lb 20% Ground Beef
  4. ¾ Lb Ground Pork Sausage
  5. 1 Can Small Dice Tomatoes (Crushed Works)
  6. 1 Small Dice Medium Onion
  7. 1 T Crushed Garlic
  8. 1 Beaten Egg
  9. 1½ C Full Fat Mozzarella Cheese (Divided) (Or Your Own Favorite)
  10. ½ C Carbalose Bread Crumbs (Optional) And It Soaks Up Some Of The Juices
  11. ½ C Cooked Finely Chopped Spinach Squeezed Dry (Optional But Pretty)
  12. ¼ C Parmesan Cheese
  13. ¼ C Parmesan Cheese (Yes Another)
  14. 1½ t Salt
  15. 1 t Pepper
  16. ¼ t Dried Oregano
  17. ¼ t Ground Fennel (Optional) This Is The Same Spice You Taste In Pizza Sausage
Instructions
  1. Bake spaghetti squash, cut in half, scoop out seeds, and with a fork pull out spaghetti strands. Chop 2 cups into shorter strands and put in large mixing bowl.
  2. Cut off top of peppers and de-seed or you may also cut the peppers in half and serve 2 halves.
  3. Cook peppers in simmering water for 4-6 minutes. You want them just beginning to be tender.
  4. Cook sausage, beef and onions until barely pink, add garlic, salt, pepper, oregano, and fennel, finish cooking meat and add to bowl keeping any fat.
  5. Add egg, spinach, 1 C mozzarella cheese, (bread crumbs if using), tomatoes, ¼ cup Parmesan cheese to bowl and mix thoroughly.
  6. Stuff the peppers, pile em high, add remaining ½ C Mozzarella and top with remaining Parmesan cheese.
  7. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until cheese has melted.
  8. 6 Servings
  9. 466 Calories, 32.8g Protein, 28.5g Fat, 19.7g Carbs, 5.0g Fiber, 14.7g Net Carbs
  10. 8 Servings
  11. 350 Calories, 24.6g Protein, 21.8g Fat, 14.8g Carbs, 3.8g Fiber, 11.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If it looks like you are going to end up with too much filling it is best to cut the peppers in half cause you can "mound" them better this way.
  2. This could make a terrific appetizer if you used "mini peppers". I understand there are about 21-22 peppers to a bag which means 42 halves and these would be very good served with a light tomato basil cream. I have no idea how many small peppers you could stuff with the filling but hey, you could always just eat the ones you have left.
  3. I have never frozen stuffed peppers but I understand they can be so you might want to make a ton of them to have some ready made-ahead meals.
  4. Nutritionals include all ingredients so omitting some with reduce the counts.
  5. Fried Cauliflower rice can sit it for the spaghetti squash.
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Low Carb Creamy Chicken & Dumplings

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Low Carb Creamy Chicken & DumplingsLow Carb Creamy Chicken & DumplingsLow Carb Creamy Chicken & Dumplings could be called the #1 comfort food in this country (or not depending on which part of the country you are from).  I grew up in Northwest Ohio and remember my mom fixing this for us and we loved, loved, loved it.  We are going to take the basic Spaetzle noodles recipe, doctor it up a bit & continue from there. I think you will agree that this is one good, satisfying, and filling meal.  If you poach your own chicken you will have stock to make your dumplings. They swell with the cooking and are much tastier done in chicken stock (and the fat) than plain ole water.  I have tried to show the scoop I used and how the dumplings swell after poaching.  Want to have something with just plain dumplings? Try them smothered in Basic Cream Gravy or Primal Keto Gravy. Holy Cow Batman.

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Creamy Chicken & Dumplings
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Doctored Spaetzle Recipe
  1. 1 C Carbalose Flour***
  2. ½ t Baking Powder
  3. ¼ t Poultry Seasoning
  4. ¼ t Pepper
  5. ⅛ t Guar Gum
  6. ⅛ t Grated Nutmeg
  7. 2 Eggs
  8. ⅓ C Heavy Cream
  9. ⅓ C Hot Water
  10. 1 t Chicken Base***
  11. 2 Drops Liquid Sucralose*** (Only If Flour Tastes Bitter To You And WILL NOT make it sweet.)
Chicken & Fillings
  1. 1 Whole Poached & Pulled Chicken (Or Pulled Cooked Rotisserie Chicken)
  2. 3 T Butter
  3. 1 Cup Sliced Mushrooms
  4. ⅓ C Water (Or Chicken Stock)
  5. 1 C Diagonally Thinly Cut Celery
  6. ½ C Finely Chopped Carrot (Mostly For Color)
  7. ½ C Finely Chopped Onion
  8. ⅓ C Chopped Roast Red Pepper
  9. 2 T Green Onion Tops
  10. 2 T White Wine
  11. 1 t Poultry Seasoning
  12. 2 t Chicken Base***
  13. 2 C Heavy Cream
  14. 3 C Water (Or Chicken Stock)
Dumplings
  1. Boil a large pot of water (stock) then turn to a low simmer.
  2. Blend first 6 ingredients.
  3. Beat eggs.
  4. Mix hot water & Sucralose, add chicken base until dissolved, add to eggs and beat, add heavy cream and mix. Add to dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
  5. Using a two teaspoon scoop (about the size of a small melon baller #100 size scoop) drop dough into water (don't crowd) and cook for about 3-4 minutes or until they are no longer doughy.
  6. Drain and repeat until all dough is used.
  7. You should get about 32-34 good size dumplings. (About 1-1½” in diameter)
Chicken & Filling
  1. In large pan, sauté mushrooms in 2 T butter. Set Aside.
  2. Melt last 1 T butter, add liquid, wine, carrot, onion, celery, chicken base, & poultry seasoning and cook until tender 5-7 minutes. Add more stock as necessary.
  3. Add roasted red pepper, green onion tops, mushrooms & heavy cream and bring to simmer.
  4. Add chicken & dumplings and simmer until hot.
  5. Thin with liquid (stock) as necessary.
  6. Serve with lots of freshly cracked pepper.
  7. 8 Servings
  8. 361 Calories, 21.1g Protein, 25.3g Fat 8.3g Carbs, 4.3g Fiber, 5.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Nutritionals include dumplings.
  2. If using a commercial chicken stock only add chicken base to taste as the stock will probably have lots of salt.
  3. Now that you have the basic recipe you can delete and/or insert you own herbs to suit your tastes.
  4. And oh yeah, leftover frozen turkey works just as well for this dish.
  5. If you poach and pull 2-3 chickens at once you will save a lot of time when next you want to make this or any other dish calling for pulled chicken.
  6. OXO makes a 3 scoop set and the smallest is 2 t. It is not the one I have but this set might be worth owning.
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