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Success with low carb meatloaf

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Margarettt

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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I'm Scottish and my husband is American. We usually share the cooking but since going low carb I've done the bulk of the shopping and cooking so I can be absolutely on top of my carb count. Its been mostly plain fare so I can easily count. Husband is missing his US style meals so today, between us, we got adventurous and managed a low carb meatloaf. No real recipe just swapped out breadcrumbs for ground pork rinds and used a very low carb ketchup.
Success. It was lovely. My bloods were 5.8 before and 6.2 two hours after so I have a new meal to add to the acceptable list. My big boy helped himself to a quarter of it and it was giant.
 

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Looks delicious, well done on the success I make a keto meatloaf in the winter months and I don’t add any pork rinds but use an egg and a tablespoon of double cream to bind it and it also keeps it lovely and moist and tender, a good glob of mayo will do the same thing
 
I never used binders before, just squashed the mince between my hands until it stuck together (same for meatballs) so I didn't need to change the recipe, but if you need binder an egg works well.
 
TriciaWs said:
I never used binders before, just squashed the mince between my hands until it stuck together (same for meatballs) so I didn't need to change the recipe, but if you need binder an egg works well.
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I like to use binders as it makes it a bit “looser” contradictory I know but it gives it a lot more flavour and moisture, I don’t particularly like the solid meat texture from just using mince alone, particularly in meatballs.
 
Fenn said:
Recipe please, looks yum, I’ve never eaten meatloaf so it will exactly the same for me
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Not @Margarettt recipe but I’ve used this one from Diet Doctor in the past, it’s very tasty and freezes well when sliced

Keto Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf - Recipe - Diet Doctor

What’s more comforting and satisfying than meatloaf? How about meatloaf wrapped in bacon, seasoned perfectly, and doused with a rich, creamy gravy? Yep. I think that’ll do. That’ll do just fine.
www.dietdoctor.com
 
Hi @Fenn
It was more or less this one:-
https://www.homemadeinterest.com/low-carb-meatloaf/
minus the worcester sauce and garlic and with the addition of lawry's salt. (My US husband has lawry's with everything.)
We wrapped 15mins before the end with streaky bacon.
To be honest it was kind of cobbled together. We bashed 5 bags of snack sized pork rinds then laid them on some baking paper to dry out. I was going to buy a jar of already bashed ones online for next time but I'm taking note of @lovinglife @TriciaWs and @LivingLightly saying I don't need them so will have my next go without.
 
I've missed meatloaf. Not for much longer.

If your daily carb budget can run to it Heinz are now doing a version of their tomato ketchup with "no added" salt and sugar.

It has 11g carb (mainly sugars) per 100g, so a bit less than 2g in a 15g splodge. Uses a steviol as an additional sweetener.
 
KennyA said:
f your daily carb budget can run to it Heinz are now doing a version of their tomato ketchup with "no added" salt and sugar.
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Interesting. I've seen the no sugar Heinz on recipes but thought it was an American thing. We used the below. It was inexpensive in a local Aldis
 

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On the subject of ketchup, Aldi and Waitrose do own brand reduced sugar ketchup (the Waitrose offering is reduced sugar and salt), at a a considerably lower price than the branded item. Other stores probably also have their own branded reduced sugar ketchup; I'm just one of those who flit between Waitrose and the German discounters.
 
I’m a fan of meat loaf. My recipe is 50/50 farmers market minced beef and 50% pork with seasoning ( Tyne salt and pepper) plus an egg mashed up by hand. - I was thrilled last night when for the first time I used the same mix to make scotch eggs . Cooked in the halagen cooker for 20 mins per side.
 
Ok. You've hooked me. What did you coat the outsides with please?
 
50g almond flour
50g ground flaxseeds
90g grated Parmesan
Seasoning of your choice, makes a nice tub of breadcrumbs. Hard pushed to tell from standard ones.
I use half and freeze the rest.
Cajun seasoning makes great breaded chicken.
 
Kernow Debra said:
50g almond flour
50g ground flaxseeds
90g grated Parmesan
Seasoning of your choice, makes a nice tub of breadcrumbs. Hard pushed to tell from standard ones.
I use half and freeze the rest.
Cajun seasoning makes great breaded chicken.
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Easy. Thanks @Kernow Debra
 
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