Main Dish Low-Carb Cooking Videos

Easy Low-Carb Recipes and Cooking Videos

By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide

Updated March 18, 2012

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Sometimes it helps to be able to watch someone else make a recipe before you try it yourself. Here are some videos demonstrating how to prepare these low-carb main dishes.

1. How to Make Low-Carb Beef Fajitas

Almost every time I go to a Mexican restaurant, I get fajitas (minus the tortillas). When I make them at home, my husband has them with low-carb tortillas. I have mine with a fork. If you want a printed version, here's my recipe for fajitas -- to print it out, click on the symbol in the upper right-hand corner.

2. How to Make a Frittata

A frittata is sort of an Italian omelet. They are quick and easy to make, and really work for any meal. You can throw in any vegetables and meats that you want to use up. Also see: How to Make a Frittata and this Pizza Frittata recipe.

3. How to Braise Meat

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Braising is a cooking technique that is perfect for tough cuts of meat such as pork shoulder, short ribs, or a chuck roast (bonus: these cuts are often the least expensive as well). The connective tissue breaks down to create a succulent dish. Stews are a type of braise, and here is a demonstration of braising a brisket.

4. Blackened Catfish

Fish is a wonderful quick dish to make for dinner. Blackened anything is flavorful, so it's a nice choice for a bland fish like catfish.

5. How to Make Low-Carb Chicken Ala King

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A wonderful way to use up leftover chicken or turkey - true comfort food. It is great over the cauliflower "rice" above, or toast with the flax bread. Here is it in recipe form, but as with all our About.com videos, the transcript of the video can be found underneath it.