What did you Keto today?
CandyLindTX
(Candy Lind)
#4761
Be sure and load āem up with mayo! Mineās homemade, & I like to add mustard as well. I may break my fast with this, simply because itāll be super-quick!
NurseDuff0614
(Rebecca)
#4763
Alexia
#4764
Just lovely foods everyone. Something to aspire to.
This morning I made a large batch of really good tomato spaghetti sauce, and froze it in half cup containers. 4 carbs each container, and I generally only use about half (2 carbs) for a serving. I was able to freeze 12 containers - enough for a long time.
5 years ago, I would have used far more sauce in a serving (maybe a cup?), plus over real pasta or rice instead of now over caul-rice, or as a pizza sauce, or even in a soup.
Rayanne_McCullough
(Rayanne Mc Cullough)
#4768
Rayanne_McCullough
(Rayanne Mc Cullough)
#4769
Sausage is ground pork with seasoning and usually comes in a cassing. When itās Italian it has that type of seasoning. They have all sorts of āsausagesā but typically itās ground pork. Iāve recently seen chicken sausages as well.
Rayanne_McCullough
(Rayanne Mc Cullough)
#4770
Lol they recently removed some of the fat that is probably why there is auger now
Alexia
#4772
I love pork sausage. I prefer pork sausage to bacon. Heresy I know.
Alas pork sausage is being made with less fat these days. To get more fat, I purchased a less expensive brand but when I cooked it down, there was no excess fat in the pan! damn!
The other day, thinking I might make some of my own fatty sausage with added fat, I looked in the meat department and there was a package of fresh ground pork. It was dark pink! Every extra bit of fat must have been trimmed off. It was disgusting! Guess Iām going to have to find some fatty meat and grind it myself, which is a real pain.
Tim_Adams
(Tim Adams)
#4773
I made that same Zuppa last saturday. It was soup-er lol. Sorry 
But I would totally make it again 
LeCheffre
(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman )
#4774
Find a butcher near you who does sausages. They make em more old style. I have a nice butcher and a polish sausage place for all my needs.
Alexia
#4775
Yes, I was thinking Iād have to do something like that. We have a nice local butcher, but I havenāt been in there for years - since Costco came to town. 
They used to make the best bbq ribs in their shop, but they were too fatty (pre keto), so I stopped. Silly me.
JustPeachy
(Sophie)
#4776
I already grind my own hamburger. Google pink slime. It takes about an hour from prep to last hand washing and thatās only once a month for 5-6lbs. Iāve thought about doing my own sausage too if only I could source some decent casings! Itād be worth it.
Alexia
#4777
Iāve ground both my own beef hamburger and pork in the past with a kitchenaid grinder attachment. The beef was easier. The pork needed to be very cold, preferable partially frozen so it was extremely firmā¦ or it kept clogging the grinder. It also had more gristle/connective tissue which made it even more difficult. I decided it was not worth it. But that was pre-keto, so maybe now it might be worth it. It was very good tasting, but at the time I was feeling guilty about loving all that fat.
As for casings, I got some (a small amount) from the local butcher shop (mentioned above). I went in, asked the butcher, and they gave me enough to use. They did not charge me for it. Unfortunately I was not practiced enough to make neat sausages. I ended up making patties instead. It all was messy too.
But Iām not afraid of making a mess (I do it often enough), so I might try again. I already have both a hunk of boneless pork shoulder and a package of pork fat in the freezerā¦ Hmmmmmā¦ The weekend approachesā¦
JustPeachy
(Sophie)
#4778
I have a vintage Hobart attachment for my Kitchenaid and it has a sausage stuffer thingy. It grinds like a mo-fo and has 2 different sizes for mince or coarse. I use the coarse for the hamburger. My problem is finding a ābutcherā around here. So far when Iāve asked to purchase pig fat (for schmaltz) or chicken hearts or chicken skin, I get looked at like Iām a devil worshiper looking for sacrifices for the altar! Itās disheartening and I doubt that asking for empty intestine will get my much farther! 