March 23, 2009 | Author admin
We now if there is something I really love that is mushrooms, black mushrooms are probably my favorite especially on a braai with melted cheese on them. Take a look at this great recipe with beef a black mushrooms,
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
10 Chinese black mushrooms 1/2 pound flank steak 4 teaspoons cornstarch 1 egg white, lightly beaten 1/2 cup vegetable oil plus 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 teaspoon ginger root, crushed 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, crushed 1 cup bamboo shoots, drained, rinsed and cubed 1 teaspoon cooking wine 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce 1/2 cup chicken stock Salt and pepper, to taste 1 scallion, shredded
Method
Place mushrooms in bowl; cover with 1 cup warm water, and soak for 10 minutes. Drain, discard tough stems and quarter the caps. Set aside.
Trim all fat from meat, and slice in thin strips across the grain of the meat. Place in bowl.
Mix 2 teaspoons cornstarch with 4 teaspoons cold water; add to meat. Add egg white and stir to coat meat. Set aside.
Mix remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch with 4 teaspoons cold water; reserve.
Heat a wok over high heat for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup oil and swirl around wok. Add 1/2 teaspoon each ginger and garlic and the beef mix; stir?fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove from wok, draining oil. Put 2 tablespoons oil in wok and heat. Stir?fry remaining 1/2 teaspoon garlic and ginger until brown. Add reserved beef mix, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and wine. Stir?fry over high heat for 1 minute.
Add soy sauce, chicken stock, salt and pepper. Thicken with reserved cornstarch mix, stirring gently. Pour into serving dish, and garnish with shredded scallion.
Per Serving: 195 Cal (59% from Fat, 34% from Protein, 7% from Carb); 17 g Protein; 13 g Tot Fat; 3 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 8 mg Calcium; 2 mg Iron; 145 mg Sodium; 38 mg Cholesterol
March 21, 2009 | Author admin
This must be one of my favorite casserole recipe, and again the best thing of all is that it’s a low carb recipe that makes it even better. Below you will see the ingredients and the method to make it and after that you will see the calories and so on.
8 servings
Ingredients
2 pounds zucchini, shredded 1 1/2 cups Cheddar, shredded 1 can cream of chicken soup 2 cups sour cream 1/4 pound butter, melted 1/2 cup onion, diced 1 teaspoon salt
Method
Shred zucchini and place in a colander sprinkle with salt and toss. Allow to drain for at least 15 minutes. Use your hands to press all the liquid out you can.
Mix all ingredients. Place in a 9 x 13?inch baking dish and bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes to one hour.
Per Serving: 380 Cal (79% from Fat, 11% from Protein, 10% from Carb); 11 g Protein; 34 g Tot Fat; 10 g Carb; 2 g Fiber; 278 mg Calcium; 1 mg Iron; 899 mg Sodium; 86 mg Cholesterol
March 19, 2009 | Author admin
Another great low carb bread is this rye bread recipe that is an oven bake recipe that is also very easy to make and tastes great when it just comes out the oven and is still warm, not too easy to slice but great when the butter melts into the bread.
Ingredients
5 Teasps Yeast, Rapid Rise 2 Teasps sugar — for the yeast 2 1/4 Cups warm water — 110-115F max 2 Tablesps extra virgin olive oil (can use safflower oil or canola oil or grapeseed oil) 2 Cups gluten, Vital Wheat, Millstream 1 Cup Rye Flour, Dark 100%, Rogers 1 1/3 Cups soy flour, Bob’s Red Mill Stoneground 1/2 Cup Flax Seed Meal, Bob’s Red Mill 1/2 Cup Wheat Bran Crude 1 Teasp sea salt,
Method
Whisk the dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside. Put the sugar and water into the bottom of your bread machine pan, and stir together. Add the oil. Pour the dry ingredients into the pan, load in the pan and run on the Dough cycle. Once kneaded and risen (1.5 hours max), put the dough onto a lightly floured (Atkins Bake Mix or oat flour, 2 Tablesps) board, cut in half and knead and roll the halves each lightly into a loaf shape, place in oil-sprayed loaf pans.
Lightly spray the tops (I use an olive oil pump, can use panspray) and place a sheet of waxed paper over the top; let to rise for another 30 minutes or so in a warmish, draft-free spot.
Preheat oven to 350F. Bake for about 35 minutes or until an internal temperature of 190F. Lay pans on their sides to cool for 15 or 20 minutes at least; then finish cooling on wire rack, also on their sides. Best sliced when very cool. Best kept refrigerated or frozen.
March 19, 2009 | Author admin
I was looking for a low carb bread recipe the other day but didn’t really think that I would find a bread recipe that is low carb, as you can see in the bread recipes category on this site there are many bread recipes to choose from but none of them are low carb. So here is the low carb recipe I found.
Ingredients
1/2 cup water — warmed 1/2 cup cream 1 Tablesp oil 1 large egg 1/4 Teasp salt 1 cup gluten flour 1 cup oat flour 2 Teasps yeast 1 Teasp sugar (to feed the yeast)
Method
To your bread machine add the ingredients in the order given above. Use the dough setting and take out and bake in a normal bread pan. 30 minutes at 375 degrees
March 18, 2009 | Author admin
As you can see by the low carb almond cookies recipe below you can also make some cookies that are low carb.
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups almond flour 1 cup Splenda 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 cup butter, softened
Method
Mix all together well and form into 24 small balls. Press flat on a ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with an almond slice (optional) Bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Yield: 24 servings
Per Serving: 21 Cal (69% from Fat, 4% from Protein, 27% from Carb); 0 g Protein; 2 g Tot Fat; 2 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 2 mg Calcium; 0 mg Iron; 26 mg Sodium; 14 mg Cholesterol
March 18, 2009 | Author admin
An Alfredo sauce always goes great with many different meals, this one is even low carb. Who siad low carb recipes need to be boring.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 teaspoon fresh nutmeg, grated 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 cups whipping cream 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Method
Heat margarine in skillet, over medium heat. Sauté onion until tender. Stir in whipping cream, heat to boiling. Stir in remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, Stirring often.
Makes about 3 1/2 cups.
Per Serving: 287 Cal (90% from Fat, 4% from Protein, 6% from Carb); 3 g Protein; 29 g Tot Fat; 4 g Carb; 0 g Fiber; 91 mg Calcium; 0 mg Iron; 302 mg Sodium; 101 mg Cholesterol
