Low carb (keto / LCHF) lemon and parsley meatballs in a bacon tomato sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef (minced)
- 1/4 teaspoon guar gum (minced)
- 15 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon lemon rind (minced)
- 2 teaspoons psyllium husks (minced)
- 2 tablespoons parsley (minced)
- 1 medium eggs
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 3 slices bacon (minced)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 can tomatoes (minced)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 cube vegetable cube (minced)
- 100 milliliters water (minced)
- 2 noodles (medium zuchhini julienne or cut into
- 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese (minced)
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix together: ground beef, guar gum, salt, oregano, pepper, grated lemon rind, psyllium husk, parsley, egg and heavy cream.
- (guar gum and psyllium is optional but helps keep the meatballs together).
- Mix well and make balls.
- I like them not too big so it's easier to fry them.
- In a large pan, melt the butter and fry the meatballs on medium hot heat until they're brown and a little crispy on all sides.
- Scoop them into a bowl but leave the butter and fat on the pan.
- (You can also bake them in the oven if you like.) Dissolve the stock cube in boiled water.
- Lower the heat to medium.
- Add bacon to the pan and fry until it's done but not too crispy.
- Add the minced garlic (make sure the pan isn't too hot or else it burns and turns bitter), then add the tomatoes, pepper and stock cube/water mixture.
- Stir well, add the meatballs back into the pan and let it simmer on a low heat for at least 10 minutes (more if you have large meatballs).
- If it starts to dry a lot, just add a little more water.
- Meanwhile, slice your zucchini to make noodles.
- I like to pat them dry afterwards with a paper towel.
- Put your meatballs in a bowl and put the zucchini on the pan (or if you like washing pans, just heat another one and add a little butter to fry the zuchhini).
- Stir it for 2-3 minutes, be careful not to overcook it (might turn mushy).
- Put the zucchini on a plate, pour the meatballs and sauce over and grate your parmesan cheese on top.
- By all means, smother it with parmesan if that's your thing, it's delicious ???? Eat! RECIPE NOTES You might want to add an extra half can of tomatoes if you like a lot of sauce with your meatballs
Originally posted 2019-02-20 18:48:48.
