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Ingredients:
- Ground pork: 300g
- Betel leaves
- Salt, cooking oil
Instructions:
- Marinate ground pork with 3 teaspoons of salt and ½ teaspoon of cooking oil. Mix well for the flavors to absorb.
- Clean betel leaves and roll the marinated ground pork into a round shape.
- Heat oil in a pan until hot, then sear the betel leaf-wrapped minced meat until cooked and fragrant.
2. Grilled Eggplant with Garlic Infused Oil
Ingredients:
- Eggplant: 3 pieces
- Minced garlic: 2 teaspoons
- Fresh chili: 1 piece
- Fish sauce: 6 teaspoons
- Spring onions: 2 stalks
- Cooking oil: 6 teaspoons
Instructions:
- Wash the eggplants thoroughly and use a skewer to pierce around them for quicker grilling.
- Grill the eggplants directly over the flame until the skin is charred.
- Mix fish sauce with minced garlic and chopped chili in a small bowl.
- Finely chop washed spring onions and heat cooking oil in a pan, then mix them in a small bowl.
- Use a fork or knife to vertically cut the segments of the eggplant, then layer them on top of the onion and garlic chili oil. That completes the dish.
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3. Bitter melon stir-fried with eggs
Ingredients:
- Bitter melon: 1 piece
- Chicken eggs: 3 eggs
- Seasonings, cooking oil
Instructions:
- Cleanse the bitter melon, cut it in half lengthwise, and remove all seeds and pith.
- Thinly slice the bitter melon diagonally and place it in a large bowl.
- Crack three eggs into another bowl and beat until well mixed.
- Heat oil in a pan, let it get hot, and then stir-fry the bitter melon briefly.
- Next, add the eggs and stir-fry together, turning carefully to let the eggs coat the bitter melon evenly. Stir-fry until the bitter melon is just cooked.
4. Vinaigrette Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers
Ingredients:
- Cucumbers: 300 grams
- Tomatoes: 50 grams
- Lettuce: 1 head
- Coriander: 1 bunch
- Chili: 1 piece
- Vinegar, olive oil, salt, garlic
Instructions:
- Peel and thinly slice cucumbers diagonally.
- Clean tomatoes, cut them in half horizontally, with slices about 3mm thick.
- Wash and soak fragrant herbs and lettuce in salted water, then drain.
- Mix 6 teaspoons of vinegar, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, finely chopped garlic, crushed chili, and 1 tablespoon of oil until well blended.
- After that, combine the above ingredients thoroughly with the seasonings and let it marinate before arranging on a plate to complete.
5. Beef Stir-fried with Onions
Ingredients:
- Beef: 500 grams
- Onions: 2 bulbs
- Seasonings, fish sauce, black pepper, cooking oil
Instructions:
- Clean the beef, slice it thinly, and marinate with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and 1 teaspoon of cooking oil. Mix well for the beef to absorb the flavors.
- Peel and wash the onions, then cut them into wedges.
- Heat a pan, add cooking oil, heat it up, then stir-fry the beef until it's medium rare. Transfer to a plate.
- Add onions to the pan, stir-fry until nearly cooked, then add the beef and toss together. When all ingredients are cooked, transfer to a plate and serve hot.
6. Braised Chicken Thighs
Ingredients:
- Chicken thighs: 2-3 pieces
- Dried shallots, fish sauce, salt, five-spice powder
Instructions:
- Clean the chicken thighs and lightly score them for better seasoning absorption.
- Peel and finely chop shallots.
- Marinate the chicken thighs with 3 teaspoons of five-spice powder, 2 teaspoons of salt, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and finely chopped shallots. Mix well and let the chicken absorb the flavors for about 30 minutes.
- Heat cooking oil in a pan, then fry the marinated chicken thighs on both sides until golden brown.
- Pour out excess oil from the pan, add 1 tablespoon of water, 2 teaspoons of fish sauce, bring it to a boil, reduce to medium heat, simmer until the liquid reduces, and the chicken is tender.
7. Fried Meatballs
Ingredients:
- Ground pork: 500 grams
- Shiitake mushrooms: 10 pieces
- Carrot: ½ piece
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Seasonings, black pepper, fish sauce, cooking oil
Instructions:
- Peel and clean the carrot, then finely chop it. Soak shiitake mushrooms in warm water until softened, then finely chop them.
- In a large bowl, combine ground pork, chopped shiitake mushrooms, and finely chopped carrot. Crack the chicken egg into the bowl and beat until well mixed.
- Add ½ tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and ½ tablespoon of black pepper to the bowl. Mix well and let it marinate.
- Heat cooking oil in a pan until hot, form the mixture into round meatballs, then deep-fry until golden brown on all sides. That completes the dish.
8. Grilled Garlic Butter Shrimp
Ingredients:
- Tiger shrimp: 200-300 grams
- Olive oil: 1 tablespoon
- Unsalted butter: 15 grams (at room temperature)
- Salt, black pepper, minced garlic
Instructions:
- Clean the shrimp, trim the whiskers, split the back without removing the vein, and rinse again.
- Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with softened unsalted butter, ½ tablespoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, and 1 tablespoon of minced garlic in a bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C for 10 minutes.
- Place the shrimp on a baking sheet and evenly spread the mixture onto the shrimp's body and the split back.
- Bake the shrimp in the oven for about 15-20 minutes until cooked.
9. Steamed Eggs with Mushrooms:
Ingredients:
- Chicken eggs: 4 eggs
- Finely ground pork: 150 grams
- Fresh mushrooms: 100 grams (choose your favorite type)
- Shiitake mushrooms: 8 pieces
- Green onions, ginger, salt
Instructions:
- Soak and clean the fresh mushrooms, then steam them until cooked.
- Soak the shiitake mushrooms in warm water until soft, then finely chop them. Mix with finely chopped green onions, minced ginger, ground meat, 1 beaten egg, and 1 teaspoon of salt. Mix everything well.
- Crack the remaining 3 eggs into a large bowl and beat them evenly. Then spread the beaten eggs into thin layers.
- Place the thin egg layers on a plate and spread the meat and mushroom mixture evenly, then roll it up.
- Place the rolled egg with meat and mushrooms in a steamer, steaming for about 5-6 minutes until cooked.
- Take it out, slice it into bite-sized pieces, and arrange it on a plate.
10. Stir-fried Beef with Cauliflower
Ingredients:
- White cauliflower: ½ head
- Green cauliflower: ½ head
- Carrot: 1 piece
- Beef: 300 grams
- Salt, cooking oil
Instructions:
- Thinly slice the beef and marinate it with 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of cooking oil.
- Soak the white and green cauliflower in diluted saltwater, then wash them thoroughly. Cut them into bite-sized pieces.
- Carrots sliced into long, thick strips or crosswise.
- Heat oil in a pan until hot, then stir-fry the beef until medium rare and transfer it to a bowl.
- Next, stir-fry the carrots, followed by white and green cauliflower. You can add a bit of water to cook the vegetables and absorb the flavors.
- When the cauliflower and carrots are almost cooked, add the beef back into the pan and stir quickly over high heat for about 2-3 minutes. Season to taste, then plate and serve.
Note: Remember to use fish sauce without sugar (check carefully on the product packaging).
Here are 10 dishes in the Low Carb menu part 1. Stay tuned for the upcoming compilations to enrich your weight loss menu. Wishing you success!
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