Paleo Joe’s Eggs and Beef Special Recipe
Course: BeefDifficulty: EasyServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
15
minutesCalories per serving
300
kcalAlso referred to as the caveman diet, Stone Age diet, and hunter-gatherer diet, the Paleo diet is a modern nutritional diet designed to emulate, insofar as possible using modern foods, the diet of wild plants and animals eaten by humans during the Paleolithic era.
This paleo-friendly adaptation of the famous Joe’s Special is quick and easy to throw together with a handful of ingredients typically found in most kitchens, paleo and otherwise. It is also a perfect introduction to the healthful eating regime and handy for a range of appetites and dietary preferences.
What is Paleo?
The Paleolithic Diet is not so much a weight loss regime as a dietary discipline. It consists mainly of grass-fed and organic meats, fresh fish and sea foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, seeds and nuts, healthful oils, and natural sweeteners. Excluded from the diet are grains, dairy, beans and legumes, potatoes, soy, and anything that is processed or refined.
The paleolithic lifestyle dates back to our Bronze Age, hunter/gatherer ancestors. Cereals and dairy products did not enter the human diet until fairly recently in evolutionary terms when we as a species began farming.
Why go paleo? Apparently, our ability to grow things evolved more rapidly than our digestive system, which was and still is perfectly adapted to the old-school stuff. People who go paleo report feeling better and have a lower incidence of modern ailments like autoimmune disease, acne, arthritis, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and others.
Who is Joe?
The original Joe’s Special evolved in Joe’s Restaurant, a San Francisco eatery that is still serving excellently prepared Italian food. Late one night during the 1920s Flapper era, a customer came in and requested a spinach omelet. Flapping is apparently hungry work, so when the customer asked the chef if he had anything else he could put into the omelet, he threw in some hamburger and a legend was born.
This paleo-friendly adaptation of the famous Joe’s Special is quick and easy to throw together with a handful of ingredients typically found in most kitchens, paleo and otherwise. It is also a perfect introduction to the healthful eating regime and handy for a range of appetites and dietary preferences.
What is Paleo?
The Paleolithic Diet is not so much a weight loss regime as a dietary discipline. It consists mainly of grass-fed and organic meats, fresh fish and sea foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, seeds and nuts, healthful oils, and natural sweeteners. Excluded from the diet are grains, dairy, beans and legumes, potatoes, soy, and anything that is processed or refined.
The paleolithic lifestyle dates back to our Bronze Age, hunter/gatherer ancestors. Cereals and dairy products did not enter the human diet until fairly recently in evolutionary terms when we as a species began farming.
Why go paleo? Apparently, our ability to grow things evolved more rapidly than our digestive system, which was and still is perfectly adapted to the old-school stuff. People who go paleo report feeling better and have a lower incidence of modern ailments like autoimmune disease, acne, arthritis, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and others.
Who is Joe?
The original Joe’s Special evolved in Joe’s Restaurant, a San Francisco eatery that is still serving excellently prepared Italian food. Late one night during the 1920s Flapper era, a customer came in and requested a spinach omelet. Flapping is apparently hungry work, so when the customer asked the chef if he had anything else he could put into the omelet, he threw in some hamburger and a legend was born.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
3-5 minced garlic cloves
1 finely chopped yellow onion
250 g (0.5 lbs) of ground chuck (grass-fed)*
8 organic, free-range eggs, lightly beaten
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
280 g (10 ounces) of frozen spinach
2 teaspoons chopped fresh basil or 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
- *If you’re feeling adventurous and want to do justice to your hunter/gatherer ancestors, use ground venison, kangaroo, wild boar, ostrich, reindeer or rattlesnake.
- Sautee onions and garlic in oil over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes, until soft.
- Add the ground meat and stir until browned and most of the liquid has evaporated around 10 minutes.
- Add spices and mix well. Add the spinach and cook through about 2 minutes.
- Make a well in the meat and vegetable mixture and add the eggs, allowing them to cook a little.
- Stir the eggs in thoroughly until the entire mixture is mostly dry, roughly 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
