Yes i have been at it again, cooking up some crazy recipes trying to replicate non keto meals in keto form!!! This time round it turned out great, a classic dish in a new style... BEEF STROGG!!!
Taste/Texture Report:
Ok so naturally there are some differences to be noted, but they are minor at best. The cauliflower rice does a decent job at imitating the "feel" of having rice, but there is a notable taste difference if you have a bite without any sauce... no problem, just make sure you have plenty of sauce.
Another hitch with the rice is that it can hold moisture from being steamed, its does not impact the meal itself, but its noteable. If its an issue for you this can be defeated in a couple of ways
Aerate the cauliflower after cooking
Make the sauce thicker to compensate for extra moisture.
Next up is the beef strogg sauce.... its perfect, no notable differences in taste and texture at all. This is due to most of the ingredients being the same, if not similar, in the recipe... but without further ado, lets get to the recipe shall we ?
Ingredients
- 500g diced/strip beef
- 1 onion diced
- 2 cups mushrooms
- 2 beef stock cubes
- 2 table spoon quinoa seed flour
- 2 table spoons hemp seed flour
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 cups water
- 1 head cauliflower ('riced' in food processor on pulse setting)
- salt & pepper to taste
Method
- Begin by steaming cauliflower (15-20min).
- In a large pan/pot Brown beef and onions.
- Add hemp seed, quinoa seed flour and stock cubes mix (1-2 minutes).
- Add water and sour cream mix well.
- Simmer for 10 min.
So there you have it !!! nice and easy PLUS it tastes like it should too!!!! This is most definitely something that will be on the regular list of meals we eat in the household.
The success of this experiment has opened a number of doors for future meals in the same category, so stay tuned for more recipes like this.