Gout-Friendly Recipes
Cooking is not easy. To do it well, you have to plan ahead and put in quite a lot of work. And if you have gout, the workload doubles since your planning becomes mire complicated, and ordering takeout from McDonalds might trigger another attack.
So here are some gout-friendly recipes I have tried, which also require a minimum if preparation.
So here are some gout-friendly recipes I have tried, which also require a minimum if preparation.
EGGPLANT PARMESAN GRATIN
Ingredients::
A few eggplants (how many depends on the size, six of the smaller kind is enough for two).
Soy meat
Olive oil
Powdered parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Wash the eggplants, remove leaves, and slice in centimeter-thick slices. Put a half-centimeter layer of soy meat in the bottom of a ceramic casserole. Put one layer of egg plant slices on top, sprinkle parmesan cheese over, then follow up with one or two more layers of eggplant slices and parmesan cheese. Drizzle olive oil on top. Bake in the microwave on 600 w for 20-30 minutes. It is done when the eggplant slizes are soft.
Serve with bread or mashed potatoes, or a soup.
A few eggplants (how many depends on the size, six of the smaller kind is enough for two).
Soy meat
Olive oil
Powdered parmesan cheese
Preparation:
Wash the eggplants, remove leaves, and slice in centimeter-thick slices. Put a half-centimeter layer of soy meat in the bottom of a ceramic casserole. Put one layer of egg plant slices on top, sprinkle parmesan cheese over, then follow up with one or two more layers of eggplant slices and parmesan cheese. Drizzle olive oil on top. Bake in the microwave on 600 w for 20-30 minutes. It is done when the eggplant slizes are soft.
Serve with bread or mashed potatoes, or a soup.
CARROT POTATO CROQUETTES
If you want it salt-free, do not add salt. Otherwise, salt to taste. Contains close to zero purines.
Croquettes made from boiled carrots and potato mash.
Ingredients:
Six medium-sized carrots
One onion
Mashed potato powder (1/2 small bag).
Two eggs
Oil for frying
For flavoring:
5 spoonfuls of barbecue sauce, or
5 spoonfuls of grated paesan cheese, or
Grated black pepper
Preparation:
Peel and dice the carrots. You can then cook them on the stove, or in the microwave. 40 minutes at 600W. Use a cooking vessel which has a lid, then you do not have to add any moisture. Include the onion.
Cook the carrots until soft.
When the carrots are cool (the next day), mash the carrots and onion with a potato masher until they are in small pieces. Add the eggs and the mashed potato powder, and one of the flavorings. Let it sit for an hour (the potato powder will absorb moisture from the carrots).
In a fry pan, heat the oil and shape patties of the carrot-potato mash. Do not use too much oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Serve with:
Cheese, salad, soup or similar.
Six medium-sized carrots
One onion
Mashed potato powder (1/2 small bag).
Two eggs
Oil for frying
For flavoring:
5 spoonfuls of barbecue sauce, or
5 spoonfuls of grated paesan cheese, or
Grated black pepper
Preparation:
Peel and dice the carrots. You can then cook them on the stove, or in the microwave. 40 minutes at 600W. Use a cooking vessel which has a lid, then you do not have to add any moisture. Include the onion.
Cook the carrots until soft.
When the carrots are cool (the next day), mash the carrots and onion with a potato masher until they are in small pieces. Add the eggs and the mashed potato powder, and one of the flavorings. Let it sit for an hour (the potato powder will absorb moisture from the carrots).
In a fry pan, heat the oil and shape patties of the carrot-potato mash. Do not use too much oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides.
Serve with:
Cheese, salad, soup or similar.
HALLOWEEN QUICHE
The name comes from the main ingredients, especially pumpkin is more or less an early autumn vegetable.
Halloween quiche, almost purine-free.
Ingredients:
4 large carrots, 1/2 pumpkin. 5 eggs, a little milk, about 4 teaspoons of butter.
For spice: Curry powder, soy sauce, or pumpkin spices.
Preparation:
Dice all the vegrtables finely (or use a mixer). Put in butter and spice.
In a separate bowl, mix the egg and milk and whisk until yellow.
Cooking:
Cook the vegetables on 300 watts in the microwave owen for 30 minutes. Then take it out, add the egg mix, and cook for another 10 to 20 minutes on 600W.
Serve with:
Bread, rice, or pasta (a short pasta, like maccaroninor farfalle, is better than spaghetti).
Cheese
Fried tofu (atsuage)
Soup
4 large carrots, 1/2 pumpkin. 5 eggs, a little milk, about 4 teaspoons of butter.
For spice: Curry powder, soy sauce, or pumpkin spices.
Preparation:
Dice all the vegrtables finely (or use a mixer). Put in butter and spice.
In a separate bowl, mix the egg and milk and whisk until yellow.
Cooking:
Cook the vegetables on 300 watts in the microwave owen for 30 minutes. Then take it out, add the egg mix, and cook for another 10 to 20 minutes on 600W.
Serve with:
Bread, rice, or pasta (a short pasta, like maccaroninor farfalle, is better than spaghetti).
Cheese
Fried tofu (atsuage)
Soup
MICROWAVE CHEESE-BAKED CAULIFLOWER
Cheese-baked cauliflower, fresh from the microwave.
Ingredients
One head of cauliflower
Cheese (two slices)
For spice:
Curry powder or salt and pepper
Preparation
Clean and wash the cauliflower head. Place it in a silicon casserole (if it is not big enough, break it up).
Cooking
Bake the cauliflower in the microwave at 500 W for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on size). Add about a half a centimeter of water in the casserole to avoid it gettng burnt.
After the first round in the microwave, add some more water, place the cheese on top and bake the cauliflower at 800W for 5 minutes.
Serve with:
Pasta in tomato or cream sauce.
One head of cauliflower
Cheese (two slices)
For spice:
Curry powder or salt and pepper
Preparation
Clean and wash the cauliflower head. Place it in a silicon casserole (if it is not big enough, break it up).
Cooking
Bake the cauliflower in the microwave at 500 W for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on size). Add about a half a centimeter of water in the casserole to avoid it gettng burnt.
After the first round in the microwave, add some more water, place the cheese on top and bake the cauliflower at 800W for 5 minutes.
Serve with:
Pasta in tomato or cream sauce.
FRIED CABBAGE WITH MARINATED TOFU
Fried cabbage with marinated tofu (and konyakkyu, the gray translucent strips).
First, the fried cabbage. This is very easy to make but it does not at all feel like boiled cabbage.
Ingredients
1/2 head of cabbage, oil for frying.
For spice
A spice mixture such as chili, curry, or Janes Krazy Salt.
Preparation
Slice the cabbage in slices less than 5mm wide. Cut across to make reasonable slices.
Cooking
Heat a fry pan with oil on high heat, and add the cabbage. Fry while stirring frequently until at least a third of the cabbage pieces are browned.
Then make the marinated tofu.
Ingredients
Tofu, sauce for the marinade (ponzu, soy sauce, or Yoshidas gourmet sauce).
Preparation
Put the tofu on kitchen paper on a plate, then put another piece of kitchen paper and another plate on top, press carefully (so as not to break the tofu), and put weights on top to let it press out the water for an hour at least.
Then put in a shallow pan and add the marinade. Leave overnight to let it soak in.
Cooking
When marinated, fry in a pan untill crisp on the outside.
Serve with
Bread, rice or another grain; or pasta.
Ingredients
1/2 head of cabbage, oil for frying.
For spice
A spice mixture such as chili, curry, or Janes Krazy Salt.
Preparation
Slice the cabbage in slices less than 5mm wide. Cut across to make reasonable slices.
Cooking
Heat a fry pan with oil on high heat, and add the cabbage. Fry while stirring frequently until at least a third of the cabbage pieces are browned.
Then make the marinated tofu.
Ingredients
Tofu, sauce for the marinade (ponzu, soy sauce, or Yoshidas gourmet sauce).
Preparation
Put the tofu on kitchen paper on a plate, then put another piece of kitchen paper and another plate on top, press carefully (so as not to break the tofu), and put weights on top to let it press out the water for an hour at least.
Then put in a shallow pan and add the marinade. Leave overnight to let it soak in.
Cooking
When marinated, fry in a pan untill crisp on the outside.
Serve with
Bread, rice or another grain; or pasta.
CELERY, ONION, AND CARROT CHEESE COUSCOUS
This is a sort of slow-cooker microwave dish. Make it in the morning and forget about it until lunch.
Ingredients
3 carrots
6-8 celery stalks
1 large onion
Couscous grain (about 1 cup)
Cheese (a fat cheese with strong taste works best, or you can combine different cheeses). I used matured cheddar.
Preparation
Cut the vegetables finely. Put half the carrots at the bottom, cover with a layer of couscous grains, about two thirds. Then add celery and half the onion, and carrots on top. Cover with the rest of the couscous grains. Add celery and about half the onion on top, Sprinkle cheese over until it covers the onions completely.Make sure your pan is big enough for the dish, otherwise the cherse will run over the sides.
Cooking
Put in microwave at 200 W for 60-80 minutes. The time depends on how wide the bowl is. It cooks faster in a wide bowl but the juice from the vegetables are better preserved in a deep narrow bowl. Cover completely with a lid or plastic. Stir when done.
Spice it up
This dish may appear bland, but it is low in sodium ss well as purines. Drizzle a little soy sauce, or sprinkle some curry powder or blac pepper over it. Or add some hot sauce.
Serve with
Tofu, soup, or bread.
Ingredients
3 carrots
6-8 celery stalks
1 large onion
Couscous grain (about 1 cup)
Cheese (a fat cheese with strong taste works best, or you can combine different cheeses). I used matured cheddar.
Preparation
Cut the vegetables finely. Put half the carrots at the bottom, cover with a layer of couscous grains, about two thirds. Then add celery and half the onion, and carrots on top. Cover with the rest of the couscous grains. Add celery and about half the onion on top, Sprinkle cheese over until it covers the onions completely.Make sure your pan is big enough for the dish, otherwise the cherse will run over the sides.
Cooking
Put in microwave at 200 W for 60-80 minutes. The time depends on how wide the bowl is. It cooks faster in a wide bowl but the juice from the vegetables are better preserved in a deep narrow bowl. Cover completely with a lid or plastic. Stir when done.
Spice it up
This dish may appear bland, but it is low in sodium ss well as purines. Drizzle a little soy sauce, or sprinkle some curry powder or blac pepper over it. Or add some hot sauce.
Serve with
Tofu, soup, or bread.
Read More Recipes Here:
I have published a few other recipes and more information on gout and nutrition on these pages:
• Forbidden gout foods - what to avoid in your diet when you have gout
• Great foods for gout beaters - some philosophy and sample recipes
• Food for gout sufferers - things you can eat if you have gout
• What to do when the diet gets boring
About gout and your health
• Your heart and gout
• The danger of being fat
• The inflammation causes the pain
• Why does gout always happen in the big toe?
About uric acid and purines
• Where does uric acid come from?
• How much uric acid do you have in your body?
• What are purines?
• Can you change the pH of your urine - and does it matter?
Traditional and modern gout remedies
• Alternative medicine for gout
• Do cherries work against gout?
• Trying apple cider vinegar
I have published a few other recipes and more information on gout and nutrition on these pages:
• Forbidden gout foods - what to avoid in your diet when you have gout
• Great foods for gout beaters - some philosophy and sample recipes
• Food for gout sufferers - things you can eat if you have gout
• What to do when the diet gets boring
About gout and your health
• Your heart and gout
• The danger of being fat
• The inflammation causes the pain
• Why does gout always happen in the big toe?
About uric acid and purines
• Where does uric acid come from?
• How much uric acid do you have in your body?
• What are purines?
• Can you change the pH of your urine - and does it matter?
Traditional and modern gout remedies
• Alternative medicine for gout
• Do cherries work against gout?
• Trying apple cider vinegar