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4.5.2010

Paleo Casserole (makaroonilaatikko)

Filed under: Alakarppi,Arkiruoka,Gluteeniton,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Sieniä,Uunista — Meri @ 18.02

In Finland we’ve got this hugely popular and loved dish called makaroonilaatikko. It’s something every kid eats and all adults take a ton when it’s served in the lunch restaurants. In English it would be something like macaroni (pasta) and minced meat casserole so yeah, it’s not quite paleo. Since there’s no brilliant equivalent for macaroni in paleo diet (such as cauliflower rice which isn’t that ricy either imo) I had to come up with a little different solution. The result is somewhat of an application of the paleo loaf and tastes… Yes, GOOD! May be altered with different meats, why not make it veggie sometime as well?

paleopie

Monkey Pie goes Paleo

  • couple of onions
  • 400 g canned meat (sikanauta! may also use minced meat)
  • mushrooms
  • approx. 3 dl coconut milk
  • 3 organic eggs
  • salt, pepper
  • coconut flour and nutritional yeast for crust

Cut onions into stripes and cook in butter on a pan. Add minced meat/canned meat and mushroom and cook until done (the meat cooked and the mushrooms lost a bit of their moisture). Pour into an oven casserole. Mix coconut milk with eggs in a separate bowl. Season with salt and pepper, pour into casserole. If you want a crisp, salty crust on the top such as is in the original makaroonilaatikko, put some two teaspoons or so coconut flour and nutritional yeast on the top. Bake about 40 minutes in 220 degrees. Enjoy food and childhood memories!

8.4.2010

Boeuf Tartare

Filed under: Alakarppi,Elävä ravinto,Gluteeniton,Lihaa,meat,paleo,raw food — Meri @ 20.01

The simplest paleo dish: a tartar steak. Calls for quality (and usually low fat) minced meat and is totally RAW. May be seasoned according to taste. Also pretty civilized, so if you wanna be a posh cave(wo)man, try this.

tartare

Steak Tartar

  • minced meat (preferably low in fat, this time)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • (optional: an egg yolk, worcestershire sauce, minced onion)

Season the meat and mix well by hand. Add egg yolk or other ingredients if you prefer, I just stuck with this very basic stuff. Form into a patty and eat away! Soooo sophisticated.

Some people suggest sides such as

  • pickles
  • raw onion
  • anchovy
  • olives
  • pickled onion
  • capers

Choose your weapons.

21.3.2010

Loaf Reminder

Filed under: Alakarppi,Arkiruoka,Gluteeniton,laktoositon,lammas,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo — Meri @ 16.21

louf

Just to keep you ON YOUR TOES!! No, but seriously, to remind you of this brilliant possibility to have some alteration in the menu: minced meat bends so easily into a loaf, non of the fuss that’s included in meatballs or burgers but the juicy tastiness! Variable, easy, perfect to keep in the fridge and to bite when ever you feel like it. Could “bake” some boiled eggs into it or whatever you wish. Mine consisted this time of:

  • minced lamb meat
  • organic egg
  • onion
  • garlic
  • fresh basil
  • puréed tomato (I found one from Rainbow which DOESN’T INCLUDE SUGAR! …or any other sh*t)
  • salt, pepper, oregano

Chop onion, basil and garlic, mix ingredients, season and taste. For into a loaf on an oven tray, bake for about an hour, 175-200 degrees.

15.3.2010

Something to chew on

Filed under: Alakarppi,Lihaa,meat,Napot,paleo — Meri @ 6.27

Home made beef jerky. Sounds tricky, but is über simple. At least when you’ve got yourself a food dryer. By preparing jerky yourself you’ll save cash loads of money, your gut from unnecessary additives s and may treat yourself RIGHT even when travelling or going to movies. The smell rising from the dryer is divine and the end product… Chewy, tasty, satisfying. Something no paleo monkey would ever refuse.

jerky

Monkey Jerky

  • a good piece of meat (such as ulkopaisti)
  • organic shoy soy sauce (being pure paleo it should be gluten free)
  • black pepper, other spices (optional)

Cut the meat into thin stripes. Put in a bowl and splash soy generously, mix it well. Add some pepper if you want a bit of a bite to the taste. Cover and let sit in the fridge overnight. Next day wipe out the excess marinade by some kitchen towels and place in the dryer. Some good 8 hours of 40 degree drying should do it. You may want to experiment a little to achieve the level of chewiness you prefer and the marinade is of course entirely variable.

There you have it. All you need now is a good movie, easier said than done… 😉

13.3.2010

Meri had a lil lamb

Filed under: Alakarppi,Arkiruoka,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Uunista — Meri @ 8.25

…on her plate!

This is the most simple recipe and thee most delicious! Gotta post it again in English so to enable all the English readers to prepare it as well.

peltikaali

Thee Bää-äääst Cabbage Dish

  • 500+ g minced meat (lamb/mutton or else)
  • small cabbage
  • salt

Cook the minced meat on a pan until browned. Take out an oven tray. Chop the cabbage into relatively think slices and spread onto the tray. Cover with cooked minced meat and place a tin foil over the whole thing, doesn’t have to be tight. Bake in an oven for at least an hour, in 200 degrees, then remove the tin foil and bake half an hour more. Season with salt and soy sauce if you tolerate that, ketchup goes also well with this (but has sugar :-/). Brilliantly delish and tender, makes an excellent meal and is easy to take the leftovers to work the next day.

3.3.2010

Shameless advertising

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Välipalaa — Meri @ 19.34

For all my Finnish readers, I HAVE TO put a word out about this wonderful organic product: Kotivaran Luomumeetvursti. It’s not only organic and unbelievable delicious, it also does not contain glucose or any other sh*t so commonly messing with cut meat. I won’t even mention E621, the most evil monosodium glutamate (MSG) that’s put into so many products it makes me sick. Literally.

metukka

But this beauty saves the day! Brilliantly fatty and tasty it’s a perfect snack with some veggies or a part of a good meal. Doesn’t get much better.

21.2.2010

Advanced paleotics: riceless makis

Filed under: Alakarppi,Gluteeniton,Kala,laktoositon,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Sushi — Meri @ 12.09

And now, after the basics of paleo below (see Omelette and Coconut Cream&Berries), something a little more advanced: paleo sushi (to be exact, sushi means vinegar rice so these really aren’t sushi, pardon my Japanese). Sashimi is already nicely paleo and the sushi rolls only need omitting of the rice, not too complicated. It’s possible to do these in the form of temakis (bigger rolls eaten with hands), makis or why not just throw everything on a plate and not roll at all. Rocks anyway.

sushir

The idea has long been maturing in my mind and this pushed me over the edge to actually prepare them. I experimented with two different meats (cold-smoke beef and suolaliha, salty meat?!) and cold-smoked salmon, the last one being absolutely the best. Other one of my favourite was the one where I substituted the rice with grated carrot; very, very moist and tasty! These would probably work also brilliantly with whitefish that is thinly sliced and salted (graavisiika) and with some smoked ham. And of course the Japanese thin omelette, Tamago.

paleosushi

Riceless maki rolls

  • nori sheets
  • thinly sliced meat/fish/Japanese omelette
  • veggies: carrots, cucumber, spring onion
  • avocado

Prepare the veggies by cutting the into long matchstick size sticks, also the avocado. Take out the nori sheet and place it on a sushi mat. Cover it evenly with the meat/fish/omelette leaving a little space on the other end of the sheet. Place the desired veggies in a row quite near the low end as shown in the picture and roll, roll, roll! If you want to, you may used a little wasabi inside the rolls as well, rubbing it into the meat (thin “stripe” under the veggies). Use a little water to slightly moisturize the end of the sheet to make it keep together. Cut into bite size portions with a sharp knife.

paleosushi2

porkkanasushi

OR proceed as above, but instead of covering the sheet with the meat, cover it with grated carrot (or maybe cucumber, courgette or whatnot) and place the meat similarly to the veggies in the previous one.

Serve with organic Shoyu soy sauce, wasabi and nori, sushi ginger.

sushia

So next time I wanna put a maki feast together, I’m gonna opt for:

  • cold smoked salmon
  • graavisiika (the salted whitefish)
  • grated carrot and some tasty meat
  • …and may even be rolling a chorizo in a sheet? Why not bacon 😀

30.1.2010

The Mother of All Side Orders

Filed under: Alakarppi,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo,Side order — Meri @ 22.34

This stuff I just made for us for dinner is thee best paleo side order ever! So if you’re having a feast or a special occasion or you want to show off some paleo luxury for your friends, take this on the menu. Can’tgo wrong. Unless your friends are vegetarian. Works also as a main course, especially if you add some fresh vegetables.

chorizo

Chorizo Heaven

  • skinny Chorizos (the Spanish sausage, bought from Roiniset, by skinny I mean their appearance)
  • Savoy cabbage
  • swede/rutabaga (lanttu!)
  • onion

Chop onion, rutabaga and Savoy cabbage into an oven casserole. Chop chorizos (I used four) and mix them in. Bake in 225 until the veggies are cooked. I like to put a tin foil over the casserole at first and then take it off and let it still bake 5 to 10 more minutes for some crispiness. The result is perfectly chorizogrease-seasoned veggies that are tender, salt and spicy chorizo and rutabaga adding some sweetness. Sigh. As I said, can’t go wrong. I’m loving it.

29.1.2010

Piece of Inspiration

Filed under: Alakarppi,Lihaa,meat,paleo,Sallad — Meri @ 18.10

Just to boost you in the middle of this devilishly cold REAL winter that we all SO LOVE, here’s just another example of a beautiful combination of beautiful ingredients. These go so well together I wouldn’t believe if I just didn’t finish my dinner… Boy I was in need of one! Already gave the eye for some bloody awful Budapest chocolates when picking up my new moisturizer: there it was, a cup full of them just to quickly grab one, and there it was, my horrible hunger and too low blood sugar, BUT!! Conqueered it, not surprisingly. “A superhuman“, you say. I know. I get it a lot. Guilty as charged. Muahahahaaa 😀 So not.

salamisalaatti

Inspirational Salami Salad

  • veggies (broccoli, bellpepper, root celery, carrot, tomatoes, courgette, spinach…)
  • avocado
  • fennel seasoned wildboar salami (this is SUPERB! Bought from Roiniset at Hakaniemen halli. YOU have to try it.)
  • fresh shrimp (from Rosendahl at Hakaniemen halli)
  • optional: fresh coriander

You can make whatever salad base you prefer, the three key ingredients are avocado, salami and shrimp. If you like fresh coriander, it goes brilliantly with this combo. I also added some mungbean sprouts, turmeric, gojis, salt and pepper after taking the pic. Wanted to keep it prettier for you. <3

22.1.2010

Some Fine Loaf

Filed under: Alakarppi,Arkiruoka,Lihaa,Maidoton,meat,paleo — Meri @ 17.55

This meatloaf is sooo fine you would wanna marry it! And it’s pure paleo. Makes an excellent dinner, breakfast, snack or a protein source for a lunch box. Works hot, works mild, works cold. Tho I prefer it warmed. Even looks like bread so no more explaining the weird non-grainy diet! SPECIAL PRICE ONLY FOR YOU! Tonight only. (Just kidding. This is for life.)

paleoloaf3

Paleo Loaf

  • 500 g (organic) ground meat
  • 1 organic egg
  • 1 dl coconut milk
  • 2 carrots
  • a fair bunch of fresh mint leaves (or any other herb, dude)
  • fresh garlic (1-2 cloves)
  • salt, pepper

Grate carrots, chop mint leaves, mix all ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Form into a loaf and place in a glass oven dish. Bake in 175-200 degrees for about an hour. Let it cool a little, cut proper slices. Awwh!

paleoloaf2

And AGAIN the possibilities are endless in varying the taste! Try paprika, fresh coriander leaves, curry, tomato paste, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, jeera, basil, oregano, chili… Or whatever you like. Or dislike and want to learn to eat.

paleoloaf

[Ths bread is baked with meat flour.]

And so it wouldn’t be all eating meat on the paleo, may I remind you what OTHER options you’ve got to get your daily protein. The paleo diet isn’t just getting to eat what you want, it’s also respecting all living creatures. (I wouldn’t go as far as to say “things” since I really don’t feel bad cutting some plants to eat them :-P)

  • organic eggs
  • fish (a good sei recipe coming up soon)
  • other seafood
  • birds (mostly game or at least organic! The way the broilers are brought up is HORRIBLE if they’re not organic.)
  • nuts, seeds
  • …and game meat
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