Coq au Vin (Adapté Céto)
Chicken Braised in Red Wine with Mushrooms and Lardons (no potatoes)
Yes, with a tweak: confirm no potatoes, noodles, or heavy flour-based thickeners for the sauce. About 13g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for French food, so watch the portion.
What it is
Classic French dish of chicken pieces (often thighs and drumsticks) braised slowly in a rich red wine sauce (typically Burgundy) with crispy bacon lardons, button mushrooms, and aromatic vegetables. Served without the traditional potatoes or noodles.
Key ingredients
Chicken (thighs/legs), red wine (Burgundy), bacon lardons, button mushrooms, chicken broth, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, small amount of pearl onions, small amount of carrots, butter, olive oil, salt, pepper.
How to make it keto
Confirm no potatoes, noodles, or heavy flour-based thickeners for the sauce. Request minimal use of pearl onions and carrots, primarily for flavor rather than volume.
Say this to the waiter (French)
Pour le Coq au Vin, pas de pommes de terre ni de pâtes, s'il vous plaît. La sauce est-elle sans farine ? Et juste un minimum de petits oignons et de carottes.
For the Coq au Vin, please no potatoes or noodles. Confirm the sauce is not flour-thickened. And only a minimal amount of pearl onions and carrots.
Watch out for
Red wine reduction (alcohol/sugar), pearl onions, carrots, potential flour thickener in sauce, hidden sugars in some broths.
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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