Low Carb Food Beef Recipe

LOW-CARB BEEF AND ROASTED RED PEPPER ROLLS

2 tablespoons canola oil
1 roasted red pepper, cleaned and cut into thin strips (roasting of bell pepper to follow)
3 tablespoons low carb soy sauce
1 pound of center-cut beef tenderloin or sirloin cut into 8 slices
Coarse salt and ground pepper
4 scallions, trimmed, sliced very thinly lengthwise, and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons splenda

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add roasted bell pepper strips, shaking skillet often for 1 minute, then stir in 1 tablespoon soy sauce. Transfer to a plate and wipe skillet clean.

Place each beef slice between plastic wrap; pound lightly until 1/8 inch thick. Season with salt and pepper.
Divide roasted bell pepper and scallions among slices. Roll tightly into bundles, securing each with a toothpick.

Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in same skillet over high heat. Sear the low carb beef rolls until browned on all sides, about 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate; cover to keep warm. Wipe out skillet clean.

Add 2 tablespoons water, remaining 2 tablespoons low carb soy sauce, vinegar, and splenda to skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the sauce is reduced and syrupy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove toothpicks and drizzle rolls with sauce.


ROASTING A BELL PEPPER:
Slice the peppers in half lengthwise; remove stem, seeds and membrane. Place under the broiler skin side up until the skin turns black and blisters. Remove and immediately place in a small paper bag or plastic container with a tight lid. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes; this will loosen the roasted skin. Remove peppers and rub off the black skin with your fingers. Chop skinned peppers and set aside. Or to save time you can buy already roasted and clean bell peppers in a can. Make sure you drain before using.

TIP: freezing the tenderloin or sirloin for about 20 minutes will make it easier to slice.

Creamy Low Carb Chicken and Mushrooms

Okay I took a video of a low carb chinese dish I made for dinner last week to show how easy it really is, check it out:



Video: Low Carb Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms | Healthy Chicken Breast Recipe

Low Carb Green Beans with Bacon and Almonds

Coming up with main courses for a low carb diet is not too difficult; just stay away from the high carb ingredients with what ever meat you are cooking. Side dishes are a little different, you are basically limited to green vegetables because green veggies are naturally low carb (sweet peas are high in sugar and do not count). Now because I do not eat broccoli, I eat a lot of green beans and salads and that can get old quick. I have about 15 different low carb recipes for green beans and I thought I would share one today!



Low Carb Green Beans with Bacon and Almonds

4 slices bacon, chopped into small pieces
½ cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 ½ cups green beans, drained
¼ cup chopped red bell pepper
¼ tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. thyme leaves
¼ tsp. ground black pepper
½ cup slivered toasted almonds

In a medium skillet cook bacon piece until crisp. Using slotted spoon, remove bacon from skillet, reserving drippings. Drain bacon on paper towel. Cook onion and bell pepper in hot bacon drippings until tender. Add green beans, salt, thyme and black pepper. Cook over low heat about 10 minutes or until heated thoroughly. Stir in almonds and bacon than serve.

Cooking Easy Low Carb Creations

It's kind of hard to beat cooking a big juicy steak on the grill and having a nice fresh salad to go along with it. But there are times when low carb dieters want something a little gooier. It's not hard to do with a little creativity.

This article is not designed to give you specific recipes, but to inspire you to become more creative in your low carb cooking. Having a good idea of foods that go well together can give you a whole new perspective when preparing your meals.

The first step is to think of obvious foods that go well together; meat and cheese, meat and onions, meat and cabbage, meat and peppers, etc. I use ground beef a lot because it's very versatile and goes well with a lot of things.

Gooey and Filling

When I want something gooey, I will take ground beef and brown it with chopped onions, salt and pepper. After it is browned I add shredded cheese and mix it well. It's very filling, very satisfying and very fast.

For Mexican Food Lovers

If you are a lover of Mexican food and miss it due to low carbing, brown the ground beef without putting the cheese in it. Then put the meat over some crisp chopped lettuce and top with shredded cheese and a little picante sauce. This makes a great low carb taco salad.

Another great tasting Mexican food dish is a low carb chilli relleno casserole. Brown some ground beef with onions, salt and pepper. Whisk 3 or 4 eggs well and add 12 to 16 ounces of half and half or heavy cream. Layer a square baking pan with whole green chilies (a couple 10 ounce cans with seeds cleaned out). Put the beef over the layered chillies then add the egg mixture until it's just about at the top of the meat. Sprinkle a generous amount of shredded longhorn cheese over the top and cook in a slow oven 30 to 40 minutes. Watch to make sure the cheese doesn't get too brown. Let it sit for awhile after cooking to thicken (if you can resist it long enough).

For Pasta Lovers

Do you miss having pasta on your low carb diet? Cook a nice casserole using thin slices of zucchini. Brown some ground beef and make 2 or 3 layers of beef alternated with the zucchini. Add some mozzarella cheese to each layer and some crushed tomatoes. Top this off with more cheese and cook on low heat for 60-90 minutes. This is absolutely delicious. You can even add pepperoni to each layer to help kill the craving for pizza.

Another variation of this crosses over the lines of Italian and Mexican foods. For this recipe I recommend Mexican tomato sauce. It's lower in carbs and adds a little heat and zest to the dish. Any low carb tomato sauce, or even crushed tomatoes will work.

Parboil some cabbage leaves then cut into bite sized pieces. Brown some ground beef with onion, salt and pepper. Then, mix the cabbage in with the beef and add the tomato sauce. Cook in a slow oven 30 to 45 minutes.

These pasta lover dishes are good to eat and good for cleaning out your system.

Summary

The idea is to come up with ideas to put more variety into your low carb cooking. I don't use recipes, I shoot from the hip. If I want to make a meat loaf, I throw some ground beef into a bowl, throw in an egg or two, maybe some crushed pork rinds and some chopped veggies, a little Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt and pepper and go. I go through the refrigerator and the cupboard to see what I have. If it's low carb and I think it will work in my recipe, I put it in.
If I'm craving a certain food, I try to think of a way to make it low carbohydrate so I can have it. Use your creativity and you'll not only be looking forward to eating, you'll be looking forward to cooking.

Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Cooking

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Low Carb BBQ Sauce

Is there such a thing as low carb bbq sauce recipes? The answer is yes! You can enjoy all that barbequing has to offer with several different low carb barbecue recipes.

The main item in BBQ sauce that causes the high carb levels is of course sugar, so you should look for recipes that do not have any sugar or substitute the sugar with a substitute like Splenda. You can make your sauces sweet if you like, but not all barbeque sauces have to sweet to be delectable.

Try this one on. You will need:

1 minced onion,
1 small can of tomato sauce,
2 cups of water,
¼ cup of apple cider vinegar (one with no sugar),
¼ cup of Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce,
paprika,
chili powder,
cinnamon,
cloves,
salt and pepper all to taste.

Place all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Then lower the heat and simmer for around 15 minutes. All done and you have a low carb barbeque sauce that everyone at your dinner party is sure to love.Of course you can adjust if you are serving seafood, beef, pork, chicken or plain hamburgers.

For any barbacue sauce you will need some type of tomato product such as tomato sauce, ketchup, or a combination of tomato puree and tomatoes. Then all the other ingredients are pretty much taste.

You can add onions, green pepper, red pepper, jalapeno peppers, orange juice, pineapple juice, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or anything else to enhance the flavor and aroma of your barbeque sauce. But, to keep it low in carbs stay away from sugar or any items that have sugar added. Some ketchup’s have sugar added, so be sure to read the label before you purchase the items to prepare your BBQ sauce.

Enjoy your low carb cookout!

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