Thai Dipping Sauce
Ingredients: 1/4 c lemon juice 3 t fish sauce 1 T cilantro 1 pkt Equal 1 t soy sauce pinch crushed red pepper 1/2 t sesame oil
Combine all ingredients. (Use for dipping Thai Turkey Bundles) Total: 11 carbs This was very good, but with an unusual "fishy" flavor.
Sour Cream Sauce
Ingredients: 1 pkg brown gravy mix (least carbs avail) 1/4 cup sour cream
Make gravy according to package. Take off heat and stir in sour cream. Total: 14 carbs
Low-Carb Ketchup
Note: One Tablesp of most ketchups have 4.0 grams of carb. Some dietary ketchups have 2.0 grams per Tablesp, but they’re made with aspartame (No longer recommended. Studies have shown aspartame to be harmful to the brain). This ketchup recipe is great and has only 0.7 gram of carb per Tablesp.
PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes SERVING SIZE,1 Tablesp. CARBS PER SERVING,: 0.7 gram of carb. NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 33.
Ingredients: ½ cup cubed eggplant 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes, drained 3 Tablesps tomato pasted ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 Teasps vinegar 2 Teasps olive oil ½ Teasp dried, minced onion 3 packets Splenda sugar substitute salt to taste (approx. ¼ Teasp or more)
Steam or simmer eggplant in small amount of water until soft, about 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool. Put eggplant and all other ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Adjust seasoning. You can add small amounts of vinegar if you like a sharper taste. Store in fridge. This ketchup will keep for a week or so. You can also freeze it.
Creamy Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: 1/4 cup heavy cream 4 oz grated cheddar 2 oz. cream cheese 1/4 t paprika dash Worcestershire sauce
In small pan, melt heavy cream, cheddar and cream cheese. Add paprika and Worcestershire. Stir until melted. Total: (1 cup) 6 carb
Marinade
Ingredients: 1/8 cup oil 1/8 cup soy sauce 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar 4 "shots" Worcestershire garlic powder, ginger
Mix all ingredients in zip lock bag. Put chicken (or other meat) in bag and marinate in refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Turn bag occasionally. No carb counts are listed as most of marinade is not used.
Lemon Dijon Cream Sauce
Ingredients: 2 teaspn butter 1 Tablespn lemon juice 1 TablespnDijon 1/2 c heavy cream (may need more)
Melt butter. Add lemon juice and Dijon and mix. Stir in heavy cream, 1/4 cup at a time, until right consistency. Total: 6 carbs. Serves 2 @ 3 carbs |