Showing posts with label beef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beef. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Low-Carb Greek Keftethes (Meatballs)

Serves 6, your time = 30 mins, chilling time = 2 hours
One serving contains 17g fat, 29g protein, 3.6g carbs and 1g of fiber for 2.6g of net carbs.

Keftethes are great cold as a starter or hot as part of the main meal, they never last long in my fridge.
Most cultures have their own twist on the humble meetball and most, like Keftethes are easy to make.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Low-Carb Korean Gomtang (beef soup)

Serves 8, your time = 20mins, cooking time = 4-6 hours.
One serving contains 16.5g protein, 4.7g carbs and 1.2g of fiber for 3.5g of net carbs
This Korean Gomtang beef soup is filling, healthy, low-carb and easy to cook.

I found this recipe in Chang, Sun-youns’s fantastic book called A Korean Mothers Cooking Notes. I purchased my copy on my first trip to Korea after falling in love with the people and their cuisine. My Korean college helped me choose, advising that it was indeed full of authentic and popular Korean dishes. It is available on Amazon in hardback and softback.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Low-Carb Greek Moussaka

Serves 8, your time = 1 hour, cooking time = 30 mins.
One serving contains 25.1 protein, 11.1g carbs and 5.7g of fiber 
Moussaka is one of the most known Greek dishes and even in its original form it is relevantly low-carb. Altering it to cut out most of the carbs is quite easy and a version was even included in the Atkins cook book. My version is a hybrid of the Atkins one and an authentic Greek one I love with some personal experimentation.
I think it tastes better and has a lower carb count than Atkins!
It does take some time to cook so when I do make it I like to make 2 baking tins and freez one. This serves 8.