Kitchen
Carnivore recipes
Simple food, done well. Strict recipes use only meat, fish, animal fat, salt and water. Animal-based recipes add eggs, butter or dairy.
Beef Bone Broth
Roasted beef bones simmered low for a full day into a broth that gels when cold. Sip it salted, or use it as the base for braises.
Basics · 24 hrBunless Smash Burgers
Thin, lacy-edged patties smashed onto a screaming-hot griddle. Stack two or three and eat them with a fork.
Beef · 20 minCrispy-Skin Chicken Thighs
Bone-in thighs started skin down in a cold pan so the fat renders slowly and the skin turns glassy and crisp.
Poultry · 40 minGround Beef with 'Hidden' Liver
Blend a small amount of raw liver into ground beef so you get its nutrients without the strong taste. Use it for patties, crumbles, or meatballs.
Organ · 22 minReverse-Seared Ribeye
Thick ribeyes cooked low in the oven, then seared hard in a smoking-hot pan. Edge-to-edge doneness with a deep crust, using nothing but beef and salt.
Beef · 65 minTraditional Pemmican
The original survival food: finely pounded dried lean meat bound with rendered tallow. Dense, portable, and keeps for months when made properly.
Snacks · 11 hrCrispy Roast Pork Belly
Skin-on pork belly dried, salted, and roasted in two stages so the meat turns tender and the skin puffs into crackling.
Pork · 2.8 hrGrilled Beef Heart Steaks
Beef heart is a lean, dense muscle that eats like a tender steak with a mild, slightly iron-rich flavor. Trim it well and cook it fast.
Organ · 33 minHow to Render Beef Tallow
Turn raw beef fat trimmings or suet into clean, shelf-stable tallow for searing, frying, and making pemmican. Macros are per tablespoon.
Basics · 4.3 hrOven-Braised Beef Short Ribs
English-cut short ribs seared and braised in bone broth until the meat slides off the bone. Rich, fatty, and deeply beefy.
Beef · 3.8 hrOven-Crisp Chicken Wings
Crackly wings with no flour or baking powder: just a low-then-high oven and a good salting.
Poultry · 70 minPan-Seared Strip Steak in Tallow
A fast weeknight steak: New York strips seared in beef tallow and basted with the hot fat. Fifteen minutes start to finish.
Beef · 17 minSalt-Only Beef Jerky
Chewy, clean jerky with no sugar, soy, or smoke flavor: just lean beef and salt. The kind that is almost impossible to find in stores.
Snacks · 5.3 hrSardine and Oyster Snack Plate
A no-cook plate of sardines, oysters, and fish roe. Loaded with omega-3s, B12, zinc, and selenium, and ready in two minutes.
Snacks · 5 minSeared Lamb Loin Chops
Little T-bone lamb chops seared hard, with the fat edge rendered crisp. Ready in about 10 minutes.
Lamb · 15 minSlow-Cooker Chuck Roast
A well-marbled chuck roast browned and braised until it pulls apart. Makes enough for several meals and a jar of rich jus.
Beef · 8.3 hrSlow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder
A bone-in lamb shoulder roasted covered for hours until spoon-tender, then uncovered to brown. Minimal work, maximum flavor.
Lamb · 4.7 hrSlow-Roasted Pork Shoulder
A bone-in pork butt roasted low and slow until it pulls apart, with crisp bark on the outside. Feeds a crowd or a week of lunches.
Pork · 7.2 hr