KETO LOW CARB STUFFED MEAT PLUMCAKE LOAF
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Easy on the eye and simple to make. A tasty keto idea that looks amazing but requires no effort whatsoever.
Author: Antya
Recipe type: Main Courses
Cuisine: Ketogenic. LCHF. Low Carb. Gluten Free. Grain Free.
Yield: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 500g minced meat (I use mixed pork and beef, 20% fat)
- 2 medium eggs
- 50g freshly grated parmesan cheese (I use Parmigiano Reggiano)
- 1 tbsp fresh or frozen chopped parsley
- fine Himalayan pink salt (U.S. option HERE)
- freshly ground black pepper
- 300g dry mozzarella (the type used for pizza, not the one in a bag with liquid) or other low carb cheese of your choice
- 200g sweet red bell pepper (net weight)
- 200g zucchini (net weight)
- 1 garlic clove
- 10g beef tallow (U.S. option HERE) or you can use butter or ghee
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive (EVO) oil (U.S. option HERE)
Instructions
- dice pepper and zucchini, add them to a frying pan or wok with tallow, EVO, minced garlic and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- sauté until soft and no moisture remains in the pan; set aside while you prepare the meat.
- pre-heat the oven to 180C static.
- in a large mixing bowl (I use pyrex glass), place meat, eggs, parmesan, parsley, ½ tsp of himalayan pink salt and a generous sprinkle of ground pepper; if you love your food spicy, you can incorporate chopped chillies and/or spices at this stage.
- wearing food-grade disposable gloves (you don't have to, but the mix is quite sticky and gloves help), mix and squeeze until all ingredients are uniformly combined.
- now take ⅔rds of the mix and press against the bottom and sides of a plumcake mould (I use a silicone mould - inside measurements 22cm length x 10cm width x 6cm height).
- next, slice your mozzarella and lay half of the slices inside your meat-lined mould; top with ½ of the cooked veggies and repeat.
- finally, lay the remainder of the meat mix over the top, sealing any gaps.
- bake for 45 minutes.
- you will find a fair amount of juice has oozed out and gathered all around the loaf; tip most of it away, but not all.
- slice your loaf and serve two slices per person, topped with some of the juice.
Notes
To keep carbs even lower, you can double the zucchini and do away with the bell pepper. Each 2 slice portion will then contain just 2.4g carbs.
This loaf freezes well, both raw and cooked. If cooking from frozen, add 15 minutes cooking time.
Once cooked and cooled, slice, top with some of the juice and place in a freezer + heat proof container. Simply re-heat under the grill or in the oven and it will be as succulent and moist as when you first baked it.
N.B. Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use (UK Link). If you're in the U.S. click HERE.
This loaf freezes well, both raw and cooked. If cooking from frozen, add 15 minutes cooking time.
Once cooked and cooled, slice, top with some of the juice and place in a freezer + heat proof container. Simply re-heat under the grill or in the oven and it will be as succulent and moist as when you first baked it.
N.B. Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to enable accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use (UK Link). If you're in the U.S. click HERE.
Nutrition
Serving: 2 slices Calories: 555 Fat: 43g Net Carbs: 3.4g Protein: 36g
Recipe by Queen Keto at https://queenketo.com/keto-low-carb-stuffed-meat-plumcake-loaf/