Let me confess first off two things. I have a fondness for rice that has existed since I was a very young boy. My father was a rice and gravy-meat-bread eater all of his life. So I guess I got that part honest. But I developed a love for Chinese food that would be hard to match. That second confession has been a major part of my downfall. I went from graduating high school at 300 pounds to over the last 25 years adding 145 pounds to that. To say I was in major trouble doesn’t even scratch the surface.
But today’s not about all of that. That’s just a little nugget for future talk. Today I want to share with you a low carb pasta alternative. It combines two of my favorite things. Rice and Chinese food! I was skeptical at best when I first tried this but let me say, this is a fantastic dish! So here we go! You’ll love this free recipe.
You Will Need:
3 cups raw cauliflower
1/3 cup green pepper (diced)
3 to 4 green onions
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 pound cooked shrimp (salad or cocktail-tail removed)
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 eggs (beaten)
salt and pepper to taste
1. If you don’t have a food processor with a grating blade (much easier) then use a cheese grater on the side with the largest holes and grate the cauliflower into a bowl. Set aside.
2. In a large skillet over medium high heat, add the oil and butter. Add the pepper and onion and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
3. Add the shrimp and garlic, stir for 1/2 minute.
4. Add the cauliflower and cook. Make sure to continue stirring constantly for 4 1/2 to five minutes. By now the cauliflower should be tender.
5. Add the soy sauce and stir. Move the mixture over in the pan to make a space to cook the eggs. Pour the eggs into the space and allow to cook for 1 1/2 minutes. (You can gently stir the eggs as they cook, but don’t mix them with the cauliflower at this point.)
6. At the point the eggs look soft scrambled, remove skillet from heat. Softly chop the eggs and fold into the cauliflower.
That’s it!! Serve with salt, pepper, and soy sauce available and enjoy!
This really will fool you. It will also satisfy that Chinese food craving for you low carbers.
Hope you enjoy this low carb pasta alternative. ALSO the sauce recipe on this page goes E-X-C-E-L-L-E-N-T !!! with this dish.
Tags: free recipe, low carb, Low Carb Pasta
July 17th, 2009 at 10:06 am
My husband and I tried this and it is delicious. The low carb pasta sauce really adds to the dish and brings a lot of flavor to it also. I recommend you try it.