Ran 13.2 miles today … shaving 5:14 off my time from 2 weeks ago (a persona best). After the run, 1.5 lb Chuck Eye steak, 4 medium boiled eggs, 6 tbs butter.
What Did You Keto Today? Part IV
Janie
(Jane)
#3513
I first read that as 6 LBS of butter and almost choked on my steak! 
I adjusted my glasses and saw “6 tbl”.
Shortstuff
(Allie)
#3514
I’m going through a chocolate mug cake phase at the moment - with sweetened whipped cream on top. Sweetened with erythritol, vanilla essence added.
Also been making this thing as work lunches. It’s just cheese, coconut flour, salt / pepper, & eggs blended together, olives added and mixed in then baked, cooled, and cut into slices. You can add meat or anything else you want to add to this mixture and it works well.
Keto6468
(Karen)
#3519
Lunch
Arugula with hazelnuts and a bit of pear. Ground chicken with onions and spices on a stick, sour cream
velvet
#3521
Picked up more salmon today - a huge chunk of fresh caught fish. Had it with a piece of a large Portobello mushroom and some asparagus. The salmon was way too big to finish and will be turned into salmon salad for lunch today.
islandlight
(Laurie)
#3523
Maybe someday I’ll get a waffle maker. Sometimes I miss having a sandwich.
kyarn
(Tracy)
#3524
Asparagus and cheese stuffed chicken. Instead of just slicing the breast in half, I pounded it out thin and folded it over. It tenderizes it and holds the filling much better.
cervyn
(Mame)
#3525
A keto version of cake salê – yes? I make this as well. I love olives and ham/bacon in it. But as you say the possibilities are endless!
OldDoug
(Doug)
#3526
I think “sunny side up” fried eggs look good, but I don’t like the yolks very runny, so I experimented with an infrared thermometer, to see what can be done. An Etekcity Lasergrip 800, currently $34 US on Amazon, a nice cheap one.
I’ve been using clarified butter for frying, which I really like. Notably higher smoke point than for regular butter - 482°F/250°C versus 302°F/150°C for butter. There was no smoking at all.
Had the four eggs in a medium-small frying pan, and I used egg rings to get the round shape. This does make for a thicker fried egg, and for longer frying time.
Egg whites coagulate or solidify at roughly 140°F/60°C. For the yolks, it’s 149° F/65°C. I went from egg, to egg, checking the temperature. There was some slight variation - the eggs went into the pan over a span of ~30 seconds, to begin with, and weren’t all exactly the same size. Even within one given egg, the temperature at the top of the yolk was not exactly uniform, so I waved the infrared thermometer around a little, making the little red ‘laser’ looking dot move, and took a mental average.
Considering that the heat was coming from the bottom, I figured that the bottom of the yolks would get hotter before the top, so at just below 149° F/65°C top yolk temperature, I took them out of the pan.
That proved to be true - the yolks were lightly set on the bottom while only partially coagulated on top; quite good. The longer cooking time did make the bottom of the egg whites browned and somewhat crispy. It can make for a nice texture difference or be a total negative - I think it’s up to personal opinion.
To avoid that and to reduce the cooking time, I think it’s best just to flip the eggs over as normal, but it was an interesting thing to try.
islandlight
(Laurie)
#3527
Great post, Doug! I have fun with my thermometer, but I never thought of using it for fried eggs.
I like my eggs hard, but I test for doneness by pressing with my finger. I use a lid and low heat, flipping only when desperate.
I know all this is irrelevant to you; everyone is fussy about their eggs.
OldDoug
(Doug)
#3528
Not irrelevant at all, Laurie. 
Using a lid is a good idea - I’d always use one when raising the temperature of the top of the food is a concern; it’s going to block the temp sensor though, so I didn’t do it this time around.
Even at fairly low heat, the pan and the air inside - when the pan is covered - will be plenty hot to cook eggs. I think a lot of “the secret” is really getting to know the stove, even the individual burner. The thermometer can help there, i.e. as with a gas burner there will usually be some guesswork as to how hot the pan is really getting.
velvet
#3529
I love the way they look, and I like a bit of crispiness in my eggs. I have been shoveling hot butter from the pan over the tops, and cooking them on higher heat than I used to. That works, too.
Eggs still are the food that most satisfies my hunger, the satisfaction lasts longer than any other food for me. Is that just me or do you guys see the same?