Meatball frenzy no 1 - Italian meatballs

Two different types of meatballs the past week, both good but in different ways. First out - Big Italian style meatballs in tomatoe sauce!

 

You need minced beef, onion, garlic, herbs like thyme, oregano, basil and pepper.

 

Chop the onion and the garlic into tiny little pieces and put in a bowl with the meat.

Add salt, pepper, herbs and 1 dl of cream. Also add 2 eggs to the mix.

Mix everything and let settle for 30 mins. Then roll big meatballs.

 

Fry the meatballs in a big chunk of butter at the same time as you let some broccoli and cauliflower boil in lightly salted water.

 

Add two cans of crushed tomatoes, together with some more herbs, salt and garlic salt. More cayenne pepper if you like it a bit spicy.

 

Let it simmer until you are happy with the flavour of the sauce.

 

Serve with either boiled vegatables or something else that you like :)

Enjoy!

Hot n' Sweet ribs with buttered broccoli

I have never been a huge fan of ribs, because I don't like bbq sauce that much, and ribs that you buy in a restaurant are always drenched in bbq sauce.

Don't get me wrong, I love sauces, but not bbq sauce when its too sweet.

However, if you make your own, you can adjust this as you want, I the way I like it is; less sweet, more spicey, and with a touch of honey.

This bbq sauce was pretty much the same as I made once before, you can find the link to that post further down.

But instead of having it with baby carrots, we served it with lightly cooked broccoli with a big chunk of butter and some sea salt flakes on top, and coleslaw (again!)

The recipe for the rib BBQ sauce can be found here: Hot n sweet ribs

Chicken breast stuffed with a mediterranean touch

A new take on chicken fillets, a quite succesful one as well. Chicken fillet are very easy to over- or undercook. I think it is very overrated as a meat, and that other parts of the chicken usually are much more juicy and has more flavour.

I used the breast fillets mainly for casseroles, stews, curries and as in this case, stuffed or wrapped with some goodies!

Anyways, I think this was tasty and would make it again. This is how you make it:

 

You need a double chicken breast, or more if you are cooking for more than two people. These were huge and it was enough for three people.

I served this with boiled broccoli, and the stuffing was made from mozzarella, tomato, garlic, fresh basil and greek yoghurt.

Start by trimming the chicken fillets. Separate them and open them up in half, allowing you to put the stuffing inside.

 

Fry the salted and peppered chicken fillets in a lot of butter on high heat, but only to get a nice browning on the outside. The rest will cook in the over. Now is also a good time to turn the oven on 200 degrees :)

   

Time to make the stuffing! One mozzarella ball, 1 clove of garlic, two small tomatoes, and fresh basil, all chopped up in to small pieces is to be mixed with a can of full fat greek yoghurt.

When the mix is done it's time to stuff the chicken breast. Put a generous amount of mix in each 'pocket' and put them in an oven tray.

Try to keep them standing up so that the mix stays in place even in the oven.

Put the tray in the oven for about 20 minutes, I recommend cutting and checking if the chicken is done as the time varies depending on the size of the chicken.

Serve with broccoli with a big chunk of butter and some sea salt on top.

Yummy for the tummy!

Turkey curry Freckles style

I like curry of most sorts, but especially Indian and Thai type ones, and I often make very simplified versions of them myself.
I know I'm not even near making a real Indian curry, but my turkey curry tastes really good, is healthily high in fat and low in carbs, and most importantly; Yummy for the tummy!

Some good tips for making a think, filling curry is to chop the onions into tiny little pieces and let it cook in the sauce for a long time, it then serves as a thickener and makes the whole thing really creamy and thick. Also, I used some mixed lentils in mine, which makes it even thicker.

 

My attempt to plate it really nicely didn't really work out, but once again; it tasted good :)

So, how is it done?

 

Start off with getting yourself some turkey breast, greek yoghurt, cream, tomatoes, onions, butter, and whatever you are planning to use as a side. I made 'rice' from cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli fried in butter.

 

Chop the turkey and the onion into cubes.

 

And fry in a pan with a big chunk of butter. Oh yeah, two garlic cloves finely chopped were thrown in there as well.

When the meat is a bit browned, it's time to add some spices! Don't be shy on the spices here, it is supposed to be spicey!

A selection of the spices I use when making 'Indian' inspired curries. This paticular time I went with a couple of teaspoons of Tandoori, a few pinches of Paprika, and some Medium yellow curry powder.

And salt of course.

 

Add spices, a can of crushed tomatoes and lentils, and let it simmer. TASTE, TASTE, TASTE and make changes accordingly, it is the only way to make good food!

 

Add you new best friend: Cream! 2-3 dl will do here :)

while

 

While the curry was simmering, I grated cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage using a normal cheese grater, and slowly fried in a pan with some salt and butter.

Just before serving, add a dl of greek full fat yoghurt to 'cream it up' even more.

I used a small bowl/cup to shape my vegetable mix on the plate. Yes, I admit, it was only for the picture :)

And Enjoy!

Remember to not take/serve too big portions of this, as it is extremely filling. I couldn't even finish the above.

Fridge Clean Out Pie

You know when you realise there is a lot of stuff in your fridge on the verge of going bad, but you dont really know what to do with them? -Make a pie! You can just throw everything in there, the more the better almost!

I know what you're thinking now though. Pie? Isn't this a LCHF blog? Pie without flour?

My answer is: Yes, of course you can make pie without flour, you get ALL the good stuff and none of the 'filler', the crust. And yes, it is very yummy!

Where I come from, pies are very much quiche-like with an egg base, and that is perfect for a carb 'free' version, because the eggs will settle and serve as a foundation for the whole thing.

What I did was the following:

 I buttered an over tray with a generous amount of butter (for a change :)). 

 

Then I used almond flour all over the tray to make a sort of 'breading' for the pie.

It gives a nice taste, and it makes the pie come out of the tray easier as well.

 

Chop up whatever you have at home that you want to 'get rid of' and throw in the tray.

 

The only thing that is really essential, is cheese. Without cheese -no pie! I had two different cheeses that I needed to finish.

Mix 4 eggs, and 2-3 dl of cream with salt and pepper, then pour over the pie.

 

Add the cheese on top, and pop it into the oven. You can tell it's ready when the eggs have settled and are not liquid anymore.

Enjoy!