TentHunter
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This entire meal was centered around low-carb ideas.
First, I made up a batch of homemade BBQ sauce but replace the brown sugar with Splenda and added just a small bit of molasses. I am still testing this recipe, but this batch had a total of 2g net carbs per 2 TBS serving. If you have a favorite BBQ sauce recipe you can make the same adjustments to it.
I smoked up some spareribs, brushing on 1/4 cup of the sauce towards the end.
I also made up some BBQ beans using some of the sauce, and my wife also made some Mock Potato Salad (steamed cauliflower instead of potatoes). This entire plate only had about 10 - 11 net carbs, including a 1/4 cup serving of the beans!
For the beans, I tapped my regular BBQ Baked Beans recipe making adjustments to keep the carb count as low as possible. Here's the basic recipe:
Lower-Carb BBQ Baked Beans
Ingredients:
(scale the recipe as needed)
1 can Great Northern, Kidney, Fava or similar bean which has between 10 - 12 net carbs per 1/2 cup serving*
3 - 4 slices bacon cut into pieces, or similar amount of pork trimmings. I used some bacon fat and pork trimmings from the ribs
1 TBS smoked paprika (regular paprika will work, but smoked is better)
1/8 tsp salt or to taste
1/8 tsp pepper or to taste
2 TBS low-carb BBQ sauce
1 tsp prepared yellow mustard
Directions:
Brown the bacon pieces in a sauce pan just until cooked, but not crisp. Do NOT drain the fat. Add the beans (including the juice), and rest of ingredients and either simmer over medium-low heat until hot and thickened, or transfer to a baking dish and bake on your grill at 300 - 350° for 30 - 45 minutes.
*Be sure to read the label on the beans to be sure sugar was not added as an ingredient!
Each 1/4 cup serving will give about 5.25g - 6g net carbs (depending on the beans).
First, I made up a batch of homemade BBQ sauce but replace the brown sugar with Splenda and added just a small bit of molasses. I am still testing this recipe, but this batch had a total of 2g net carbs per 2 TBS serving. If you have a favorite BBQ sauce recipe you can make the same adjustments to it.
I smoked up some spareribs, brushing on 1/4 cup of the sauce towards the end.
I also made up some BBQ beans using some of the sauce, and my wife also made some Mock Potato Salad (steamed cauliflower instead of potatoes). This entire plate only had about 10 - 11 net carbs, including a 1/4 cup serving of the beans!
For the beans, I tapped my regular BBQ Baked Beans recipe making adjustments to keep the carb count as low as possible. Here's the basic recipe:
Lower-Carb BBQ Baked Beans
Ingredients:
(scale the recipe as needed)
1 can Great Northern, Kidney, Fava or similar bean which has between 10 - 12 net carbs per 1/2 cup serving*
3 - 4 slices bacon cut into pieces, or similar amount of pork trimmings. I used some bacon fat and pork trimmings from the ribs
1 TBS smoked paprika (regular paprika will work, but smoked is better)
1/8 tsp salt or to taste
1/8 tsp pepper or to taste
2 TBS low-carb BBQ sauce
1 tsp prepared yellow mustard
Directions:
Brown the bacon pieces in a sauce pan just until cooked, but not crisp. Do NOT drain the fat. Add the beans (including the juice), and rest of ingredients and either simmer over medium-low heat until hot and thickened, or transfer to a baking dish and bake on your grill at 300 - 350° for 30 - 45 minutes.
*Be sure to read the label on the beans to be sure sugar was not added as an ingredient!
Each 1/4 cup serving will give about 5.25g - 6g net carbs (depending on the beans).
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