/r/zerocarbrecipes
Helping ZCers cook.
We are here to discuss/share zero to very low-carb recipes, cooking instructions and tips. The food here should mostly come from the animal kingdom (meats, eggs, diary products). Some plant sources may also be used
such as herbs and spices, but only as flavouring agents, not as meals.
Got a certain way you cook your specific cut of meat? Post it here. You want to share a dish you "created" or you've seen somewhere and think it can be optimised for for ZC? Post ahead. Need help with cooking a cut you never dealt with before? Ask here. Got info on certain kitchen appliances that can be used for carnivorous recipes? Post a picture and tell us how it works
If you want more info on the zero-carb way of eating, check out r/zerocarb.
The Rules:
Recipes must only contain animal products (with exception to herbs and spices for flavour). No vegetables, nuts, grains, etc...
All sweeteners, whether natural or artificial. are not allowed here, and any post advising their use will be removed.
"Low-fat" or "fat-reduced" anything is not welcome here. Stick to real food please.
Add tags to the posts you submit.
Posts about kitchen appliances should link only to the image files of the KA. In the post, describe its original use and how it can be utilised for ZC. Please, don't spam.
Including nutritional information to your posts is optional.
Don't criticise this way of eating here.
Report non-ZC recipes, spam and diet criticism comments. They do not belong here.
Tags:
[RECIPE] The meal, condiment, etc..
[ADVICE] Descriptive cooking advice (oven temps, cooking duration, etc..)
[KA] Kitchen Appliance, any machine or utensil that can make cooking easier.
[REQUEST] Ask for any ZC recipe, advice or KA.
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So I just tried sunny side up eggs with boiled beef and I loved it.
Just a short resume: I used to be a STandard Western Diet Guy and ended up with hemorrhoids due to it (and in part, I assume, because I ate a lot of whole grains and greens... spinach with potatoes used to be my favorite food at one point). Going first keto, then ketovore then carnivore solved these issues... and in the process I discovered liking for boiled beef.
The only issue I had with it is that it is still kinda dry... far less so than the chicken or turkey for example, but parts of it could be a bit chewy. So I tried frying eggs sunny-side up and eating it with beef. PAF, all problems solved, and it tastes far better than I could ever have dreamed of.
So I am looking for other recipes combining eggs with meat (preferably beef, but not necessarily). I have to note here however that hard boiled eggs seem to cause me some digestive issues - no idea why. As a result, I eat eggs exclusively soft-boiled or fried (any kind of fried - sunny side up, over easy, over medium, over hard, scrambled, omelette...).
Thoughts?
Does anyone have any good recipes to share on zero carb pasta sauces such as Alfredo, cheeseburger hamburger helper, and any type of fatty sauces with meat?
I’m a teenager and beef is fairly expensive so I’m not pestering my parents about that... organ meats like liver and heart are cheap enough but I don’t eat them as a main meal, usually only to supplement nutrients. Any pointers? I’ve been mainly eating whole rotisserie chickens from Costco, plain pork rinds as a snack, lots of eggs, and some ground beef here and there.
What are some interesting things I can cook in my cast iron pan on zero carb?
Im starting tomorrow zerocarb and would like to know. I cook everything, from easy to complicated recipes.
I wanted to cure a piece of brisket to make brisket bacon. but wanted to do it without adding a bunch of sugar. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how they do curing. I’m also wondering if curing and brining adds that much sugar to the meat.
Just learned Buffalo Wild Wings sensibly uses tallow for their frying. I extremely rarely get food from fast-food places but now I know I can get plain tallow fried wings, here I come!
I have been eating a hefty dose of eggwhites because it's been said that they are good for fat loss and very healthy. However, I am getting tired of it. Is there any other method of cooking egg whites to make it more exciting? Any ideas?
What if I can't find a corriander? What is the best replacement for this recipe?
Here thee, here thee, lo-and-behold! Mozzarella and Beef "Liver Balls" with Gravy
- 1.5 lbs 75/25 Ground Beef
- 4oz Beef Liver
- 2-4 oz Whole Milk Mozzarella (you can use another cheese too), grated
- Salt
Toss liver in a food processor and then mix with ground beef in a bowl, add mozzarella, salt (~1.5-2tsp) and other seasonings if you like and tolerate them (black pepper, onion powder and garlic are all good ones).
Form into 1 - 1.5" balls. I like 'em kinda small. Place on a baking tray lined with unbleached parchment and in the oven ya put them at 350F for 12 minutes, flip and cook for 10 minutes more.
Now take some good quality full fat cultured sour cream and put it in a small bowl. Pour in beef/liver juices from the parchment lined baking tray into the sour cream and mix. Add some salt to taste. Other seasoning's that are good here if you tolerate them are; black pepper, onion powder, garlic and parsley.
Enjoy!!
I really like this meal because I feel best when consuming beef liver along with fatty beef. Makes sense as this is how are ancestors would have consumed liver (along with muscle meat and fat from the killed animal). Helps to keep copper and zinc in balance ta-boot!
Ingredients:
baking sheet
aluminum foil
bowl
thawed chicken wings
salt and any other spices you want
Cooking:
Preheat oven to 400f
Cover the baking sheet in aluminum foil
Put salt and any other spices into the bowl
Rinse wings
Dry wings with paper towels
Place wings in bowl and smoosh them around until they're covered in spices
Place wings on baking sheet
Cook for 60 min
Have any of you purchased/used Maria Emmerich's "The Carnivore Cookbook"? If you have, how well do you like it?
I used to make all sorts of things for myself just because I thought it was fun to experiment in the kitchen. While I'm definitely digging the ZC WOE, sometimes I do miss the extra effort that goes into some dishes and so I'm strongly considering getting Maria Emmerich's book.
In case any of you are unfamiliar with her, she recently started a carnivore/keto YouTube channel that you can check out here.
What is your favorite meat to use as the crust of a carnivore pizza?
I've seen a few different recipes as of late for a ZC pizza that vary in complexity, the simplest of which being just some ground meat and an egg or two, or even just cheese. Among these, I've most frequently seen chicken used as the base; I assume this is because it's the most "neutral." However, I've stumbled upon some that use ground pork and even ground beef and it got me wondering?
Have any of you tried these alternatives? What's your take on which one makes for the best crust? And are there any other ingredient you deem essential to making a crust?
Links to successful recipes are welcome and encouraged.