Raw Dairy Beef Bites

Prep time*: 20 mins      Cook time: 40 min      Rest time: 1 hr     Total time: 2 hrs

*does not include making the raw sour cream

Make it Carnivore or Zero Carb: omit the kabocha squash

These nutrient-dense raw dairy beef bites are made with raw sour cream, raw cheese, ground beef, and kabocha squash.

What you need to make Raw Dairy Beef Bites

Ingredients:

• Kabocha squash
• Ground beef
• Raw sour cream
• Raw cheese (ASHLEY20 for 20% off)
• Sea salt (ASHLEYR for 15% off)

Equipment:

• Vegetable peeler
• Vegetable grater (optional, for shredding cheese)
• Masher
• Cooking pot
• Cooking pan
• Mixing bowl

(for the full recipe, scroll to the bottom)

Substitutions

Honeynut, butternut, or acorn squash will work in place of the kabocha squash.

Pasteurized cheese and/or sour cream will work in place of raw cheese and sour cream.

How to make Raw Dairy Beef Bites

If a visual will help, watch the Instagram Reel for this recipe.

Make the raw sour cream.

Use this recipe here.

Boil and mash the kabocha squash.

With your vegetable peeler, skin your kabocha squash. Scoop out the seeds and chop the meat into cubes. It doesn’t matter what size you cut the pieces into as they will be boiled. Just don’t cut them too large as this will help the pieces boil faster.

Place enough water in your cooking pot that will cover the squash.

Bring the water to a boil. Once at a boil, add the squash pieces.

Boil until the squash is soft enough to mash, usually about 15-20 minutes or so.

Once the squash is cooked through, drain the water and mash the squash.

Set the mashed squash aside and allow it to cool.

While the squash is boiling, cook your ground beef.

Cook the ground beef in your cooking pan on the stovetop until done.

Once done, drain all of the fat and set aside.

Prepare the other ingredients.

If not pre-shredded, shred your raw cheese (ASHLEY20 for 20% off) with your vegetable grater.

Put it all together.

In your mixing bowl, add the mashed squash, ground beef, raw sour cream, and raw cheese.

Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated.

Note: the flavor for these bites is pretty bland, intentionally. Sometimes I like to grab something that has a simple flavor profile and eat it just for fuel, but if you’d like to spice these up, I suggest experimenting and adding things like lemon, lime, cilantro (or other herbs), more sea salt, and/or spices you tolerate. If you add ingredients, taste-test the mixture before forming it into balls.

Note: if you would like the cheese to melt, make sure your kabocha squash and beef are warm upon mixing. I personally like to eat chunks of unmelted cheese and I find the flavors – like for the sour cream – are more potent when cold, so I let my squash and beef cool to room temperature before mixing.

Roll into little balls and refrigerate.

Separate 1-2 tbsp size portions from the mixture and roll them into little balls.

Place them on a plate and refrigerate for 1+ hour.

Serve and enjoy!

Tips to make the best Raw Dairy Beef Bites

• For help with skinning and cutting a kabocha squash, check out my “KABOCHA” story highlight on my Instagram page.
• If you would like the cheese to melt, make sure your kabocha squash and beef are warm upon mixing. I personally like to eat chunks of unmelted cheese and I find the flavors – like for the sour cream – are more potent when cold, so I let my squash and beef cool to room temperature before mixing.
• The flavor for these bites is pretty bland, intentionally. Sometimes I like to grab something that has a simple flavor profile and eat it just for fuel, but if you’d like to spice these up, I suggest experimenting and adding things like lemon, lime, cilantro (or other herbs), more sea salt, and/or spices you tolerate. If you add ingredients, taste-test the mixture before forming it into balls.

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Raw Dairy Beef Bites

Other favorite dinner ideas:

Street Gyro Bowls

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Tropical Taco Bowls

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Cobb ‘Salad’ with Duck Fat Ranch Dressing

Simple Oxtail Soup

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