Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Vegetarian Frittata

Vegetarian Frittata

Ingredients :

2 tablespoons of oil
2 gloves of garlic – sliced
1 onion –sliced
1 capsicum – sliced
6 eggs
1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
1 tablespoon of coriander leaves
salt and pepper to taste
½ cup of grated cheese
2 cups of spinach

Directions :

Separate the egg yolk and egg white
Beat the egg yolk
Beat the egg white

Grease the baking pan with 2 tablespoons of oil
In a bowl, add egg white, egg yolk, garlic, onion, capsicum, mixed herbs, coriander leaves, cheese, spinach, salt and pepper to taste – mix thoroughly

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes

Serve

Monday, October 18, 2010

Lamb Stir Fry

Lamb stirfry

Ingredients:

400g lamb fillet - sliced
2 cloves of garlic
1 red capsicum – thinly sliced
1 carrot – thinly sliced
1 onion – sliced
3 tablespoons of oil
2 tablespoons of curry powder
1 can of baby corn
4 lime leaves – sliced
2 tablespoons of Campbell Fish Stock
3 tablespoons of oil
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

In a saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil, add garlic and onion, aromatize for 3 minutes.
Add the lamb slices, fry for 5 minutes.
Add capsicum, carrot, curry powder, baby corn, lime leaves and fish stock.
Fry for another 5 minutes.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Cold chinese chicken with wine

Cold chinese chicken with wine

Ingredients:

Half a chicken – chopped into pieces (skin on)
2 teaspoons of salt
1 pack of 375mls of Campbell Real Stock (Chicken)
3 slices of ginger – sliced
½ onion – sliced
3 tablespoons of white wine

Directions:

Place the chicken pieces in microwave safe bowl (with cover), rub salt against the chicken pieces, sprinkle the ginger and onion on top.

Microwave the chicken, covered, on HIGH for 15-20 minutes (the cooking time may vary from microwave to microwave).

In a separate bowl, combine the wine and the chicken stock

Pour on top of the chicken pieces and place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

Serve.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

tomato meat balls

Tomato Meat Balls


Ingredients:

500g beef mince (for fat sensitive low carb lifestyle, make sure you use lean beef mince)
1/2 onion finely chopped
2 tablespoons of white wine
1 slices of ginger – finely chopped
1 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoon of non-aspartame sugar substitute
1 tablespoon of oil
2 eggs – beaten
2 teaspoon of mixed herbs
400g can of tomato*

Instructions :

Mix the mince, onion, white wine, ginger, salt, sugar substitute, oil, eggs and mixed herbs and shape into balls
Bake the meatballs in the oven (in a baking pan) for 30minutes at 180 degrees calcius
Remove the meatballs from the oven and place on a plate
Pour the tomato in a saucepan or an microwave safe bowl and boil for 20-30 minutes or microwave on medium.
Pour the heated tomato sauce onto the meatballs

Serve with salad or vegetables

*Nutritional facts are based on Demaine Italian Crushed Tomatoes

Per 100g

Energy 92kj
Protein 1.2g
Fat 0.5
Saturated 0.2g
Carbohydrate 3.1g
Sugars 2.8g
Sodium 5mg

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Coconut beef curry

Coconut Beef Curry

Ingredients:

400g sirloin steak – cut into cubes
5 chilies – sliced
2 cups of desiccated coconut
1 onion – sliced
2 cloves of garlic – sliced
2 stems of lemon grass
2 slices of ginger
1 tablespoon of coriander leaves
2 teaspoons of cumin
1 teaspoon of tumeric
4 tablespoons of oil
1 tablespoon of soy sauce
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of pepper
8 tablespoons of oil
1 tablespoon of curry powder
1 cup of coconut cream or milk


Directions:

In a saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil, fry the beef cubes for 10 mins or until half done, set aside.

In a baking tray, spread the coconut in a baking tray and bake until golden brown - ___ minutes.

In a food processor, add chilies, garlic, onion, lemon grass, ginger, coriander leaves, cumin, tumeric, salt, pepper, 2 tablespoons of oil and curry powder.

In a saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons of oil, add the beef cubes, the mixture from the food processor, soy sauce and coconut cream/milk, fry at low heat until the beef mixture is dry.

Stir in the coconut, mix thoroughly.

Serve

Monday, October 11, 2010

Low Carb Cheese Crackers

Low Carb Cheese Crackers

Use any kind of yellow cheese (e.g. Tasty, Edam).

Grate the cheese into clusters (approximately the size of a biscuit, approximately 7cm in diameter).

Add sesame seeds, almond flakes or sunflower seeds for texture.

Bake until clusters are crisp.

Optional: Use cream cheese as dip

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Low Carb Cheesecake

Cheesecake Recipe

1 block of Philidaephia Cream Cheese

Sweeten to taste – Add sweetener

3 eggs

300 mls cream

1 tablespoon of vanilla essence

1 teaspoon of lemon juice

3 teaspoon of unsweetened gelatin

125 mls of hot water

375 mls of cold water

Method:

In a food processor, add cream cheese, cream, sweetener and mix with the “pulse” mode until smooth.

Add egg, one at a time.

Then add the vanilla essence and lemon juice.

Mix 3 teaspoons of unsweetened gelatin to 125 mls of hot water

Once the gelatin crystals have dissolved, add the remaining 375 mls of cold water

Then add the gelatin mixture to the mixture in the food processor , mix until smooth and pour into a cheesecake mould or bowl


Cheese cake base: (Optional)

You can crush low carb biscuits and butter together to make a cheesecake base