Zvěřinové maso se smetanovou omáčkou a lesními houbami (bez knedlíků)
Game Meat with Cream Sauce and Forest Mushrooms (without dumplings)
Yes, with a tweak: request no knedlíky (dumplings), brambory (potatoes), or rýže (rice). About 11g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for Czech food, so watch the portion.
What it is
Tender cuts of game meat (e.g., venison or wild boar) braised or roasted, served in a rich, creamy sauce generously laden with various forest mushrooms.
Key ingredients
Game meat (venison, wild boar), forest mushrooms (e.g., porcini, chanterelles), heavy cream, onion, celery, carrot (minimal for flavor base), red wine (alcohol cooked off), unsweetened beef broth, butter/lard, bay leaf, allspice, juniper berries, salt, black pepper.
How to make it keto
Crucially, request no knedlíky (dumplings), brambory (potatoes), or rýže (rice). Confirm the sauce is thickened with cream reduction only, without flour or starch. Ensure no added sugar in the broth or sauce, and limit starchy vegetables to minimal flavor base.
Say this to the waiter (Czech)
Prosím bez knedlíků, brambor a rýže. Omáčka jen smetanová, bez mouky, škrobu a cukru. A jen minimum škrobové zeleniny.
Please, no dumplings, potatoes, or rice. Is the sauce thickened only with cream, without flour, starch, or added sugar? Limit starchy vegetables.
Watch out for
Onions, small amounts of carrots and celery in the sauce base, trace carbs from red wine, potential thickeners or sugars in commercial broth/sauce. Forest mushrooms add moderate carbs.
Macros are estimates for a typical serving and vary by restaurant. Confirm ingredients with staff, especially if you have allergies. Our ingredient lists are generated automatically and describe how a dish is typically made.
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