Braising
Corned Beef Hash
Corned beef hash with eggs, onions, a small potato, baby tomatoes, dried parsley, ghee. Make hash with low-carb veggies instead of potato if you’re in weight-loss mode.
Read MoreLeftover Tofu, Eggs, Yam
Not pretty, but very tasty! Leftover tofu in peanut sauce sautéed in ghee with hard-boiled eggs and a small purple yam. Baby tomatoes added for colour and to get them used up. I’m on maintenance, hence the purple yam!
Read MoreTofu, Sausage Salad with Peanut Sauce
Salad: lettuce and red onion; topped with sautéed (marinated) tofu, sausage, and yellow/orange peppers; peanut/soy sauce used as marinade, cooking sauce and salad dressing; garnished with chopped peanuts. Very nice meal!
Read MoreRomaine Lettuce Salad with Beef Blade Steak
Romaine lettuce salad with cubed, warmed-up beef blade steak. I also had some bacon; not pictured here.
Read MoreBeef Blade Steak, Spinach, Peppers
Beef blade steak (warmed in microwave), spinach with butter, baby peppers. Low-carb meals can always be simple, quick and easy… don’t overthink it! I might need some more protein as I’m not sure there was enough in this meal. We’ll see how it goes. [UPDATE: I needed to eat a few slices of bacon later…
Read MoreBeef, Bacon, Eggs and Naan
Braised blade steak, bacon purses, fried eggs and a small garlic naan (25.5gm carbs) with butter. Since the naan is my only source of carbs for today, I’m not worried about the 25.5gm. Remember, I am on maintenance (I weighed in at 116.2 pounds today, still under my usual 117 pounds), so I can manage…
Read MoreBeef Finger Meat Stew and Konjac Rice
Beef finger meat stew, served on a bed of Konjac rice (NuPasta Risoni). So tasty!
Read MoreBeef Finger Meat Stew with Carrots and Potatoes (Recipe Link)
Beef finger meat stew with shallot, celery, eggplant, carrots and potatoes. I had two servings as this is a fairly small bowl. [Remember, I am on maintenance, so a few carby veggies like carrots and potatoes are generally okay… for me!] I used this base recipe: https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-chinese-beef-stew/.
Read MoreGround Pork with Eggplant Hash
First I marinated 8oz ground pork in 1 tsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp sesame oil. While it was marinating, I made a hash from chopped onions, diced Chinese eggplant, homemade Asian salad dressing/cooking sauce. Then I added the ground pork and sautéed until no longer pink. Finally, I added a few quartered baby tomatoes…
Read MoreOxtails and Bacon
Oxtails and bacon. Very rich and filling; I could only eat the bacon and the two smaller oxtails.
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