We love a good pan-seared steak. But since the usual fixings—like baked potatoes—are out for keto, we decided to give our steak dinner a fresh spin. We wanted a light, low-carb side we could servealongside the rich meat and butter sauce. Smashed cucumbers, or pai huang gua, came to mind. This Sichuan dish is typically […]
Why This Recipe Works There is no brunch dish more iconic than a New York–style smoked salmon bagel plate. But with a conventional bagel topping out at over 50 grams of net carbs, this perennial favorite is off-limits for keto.We could have used some terrific toasted Seeded Bread (this page) as the base for this
Why This Recipe Works Perfect pancakes should be fluffy, tender, lightly sweet, and easy to make. To create a keto recipe that would stand up to its traditional counterparts, we chose an acceptable non-grain flour. We settled onalmond flour; its mild, subtly sweet, nutty flavor worked well in a breakfast application. Next, we focused on
Oats and sugar, key granola ingredients, are not part of the keto diet, so we set out to make crave-worthy granola without them, replacing rolled oats with quinoa flakes, which mimicked their texture and chew. Unsweetened coconut, almonds or pecans, and sunflower seeds or pepitas provided crunch. Many recipes call for maple syrup to bind
Why This Recipe Works : You might not think that a vegetable-driven soup makes an ideal keto meal but then you might not have considered broccoli-cheddar soup! Rich, hearty, and packed with low-carb broccoli and fat-rich cheese, it’s both satisfying and filling. We wanted to increase the protein content so we used chicken thigh meat
The fresh taste of garden vegetables can be hard to showcase in a cooked dish like soup. Their delicate flavors become diluted by liquid or the vegetables themselves get overcooked and turn to mush. We got around these concerns by cooking our soup only briefly after first sautéing our vegetables in some olive oil. We
For a quick but hearty, deeply flavored vegetarian soup, we combined the meaty taste of eggplant with a potent combination of spices: cumin, coriander, ginger, garlic, and Aleppo pepper. We diced the eggplant and browned it before setting it aside. Adding more oil to the Dutch oven, we bloomed the spices, garlic, and ginger in
Few things are as soul-satisfying as a steaming hot bowl of beef stew. This recipe uses the oven and stovetop and takes time, so it’s perfect for weekend cooking when you have some leisure. You can pack the leftovers for a work lunch during the week. Many stew recipes rely on flour or potatoes as
A quick and easy chili is something all cooks should have in their repertoire because it is a satisfying, meaty dinner you can make in less than an hour. We tried first quickly browning the ground beef on its own in oil to build flavor but found that this resulted in a pebbly, dry texture
Why This Recipe Works : New England–style fish chowders are often loaded with carbs, which is part of what makes them thick, creamy, and delicious. We wanted a keto version that still gave us the characteristic texture of the original. After testing different ways to thicken our soup, we found that pureeing cooked cauliflower into
