2011 August « Nutty Kitchen

Taro and Bacon Hash

08/29/2011 9 Comments

If you are looking for an alternative to your traditional carbs, such as sweet potatoes or cassava root, etc. try these amazing taro roots in this super easy hash. It is amazing, please let us know what you think of these little gems. The flavor of these taro are so silky and smooth, you have to try these. Just writing about these make my mouth water…left overs are great with eggs or sardines, or anything that you love.

Ingredients

10 Small Taro Roots (peeled and diced)
3 Strips Thick Nitrate Free Bacon (diced)
1 Tbsp Virgin Coconut Oil
Fresh Ground Pepper to taste

Perfect Taro Root

Preparation

Heat cast iron pan on medium-high heat, add diced bacon and coconut oil, cook until bacon fat begins to render (3-5 minutes)
Add diced taro root and cook until taro begins to brown (10-12 minutes)
Remove from pan, serve, and enjoy!

Filed under Breakfast, Entree, Paleo, Perfect Health Diet, Primal, Recipe, Side Dish Tagged with bacon, Cassava, coconut oil, Cook, Cooking, dairy-free, Recipe, sweet potato, Taro, vegetables

Summer Brussels Sprout Medley

08/22/2011 3 Comments

The perfect summer companion to your favorite fish or grilled foods.

Sautee a red onion in 1 tbsp of coconut oil along with 2 – 3 strips of bacon, depending on your taste. We modify our coconut oil based on the bacon grease, if it’s less marbled, we use up to a tbsp of coconut oil, if not, much less.

On medium heat, saute onion and 3 cloves of fresh finely chopped garlic with bacon and oil plus your liking of fresh thyme, and a bit of caraway seed – a little bit of sea salt and fresh ground pepper and stir in your flash boiled brussels sprouts. Stir in for two minutes or so and reduce heat to medium or a little less.

To flash boil sprouts: heat small pot with salted water and once boiling add sprouts, boil for 5 minutes and reduce heat, cover for another 5 – 10 minutes depending on how much you are making.

We made 2 cups which were enough for the two of us, at boiling 7 minutes and covered for 5 before adding to the wonderful stirred veggies as you see above.

If you love brussels sprouts, this is an easy and delicious dish…we hope that you enjoy it as much as we did.

Filed under Paleo, Perfect Health Diet, Primal, Recipe, Side Dish Tagged with bacon, Black pepper, Brussels sprout, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Fruit and Vegetable, gluten-free, HDL cholesterol, health, herbs, Home, LDL cholesterol, Meat, natural oils, Recipe, Tablespoon

Bolitas de Platano Maduro con Tocino (Plantian Balls)

08/02/2011 10 Comments

Oh my Goodness…those are the words that describe these amazing little guys. I came home from the gym the other night and the house smelled incredible, different, but yet familiar. I smelled Colombian food, but really could not place it. You will have to make this to really get the flavors to explode.

Henry had developed a new side dish, which has made it into the top ranks of my favorites immediately.

You will need the following for 1 serving, approximately 4 balls:

1 ripe (golden yellow) plantain
1 thick slice of bacon
1 garlic clove
a small wedge of Mitika goat cheese, chop into small bits, as the bacon and garlic
a little sea salt and fresh cracked pepper

Chop garlic and bacon into very small bits, and brown in an iron skillet; fish the bacon and garlic out, leaving the bacon grease. In a mixing bowl mash the plantain with a potato masher. Don’t use a handheld mixer as the plantain will get too soft. Fold the bacon, garlic and cheese into the mashed plantain.

Grease small cupcake molds with some of the left over bacon grease and convection bake them on 400 degrees F for 20 minutes, or until you see them getting really golden brown with a little bit of crust.

This side dish is awesome for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Thanks Henry for another great dish.