Coq au Vin avec Légumes Verts
Chicken in Red Wine Sauce with Green Vegetables
Yes, with a tweak: ensure no potatoes or egg noodles are served. About 11g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for French food, so watch the portion.
What it is
A rustic French stew of chicken pieces braised in red wine (typically Burgundy), often with bacon, mushrooms, and small pearl onions. Traditionally served with potatoes or noodles, here it's paired with low-carb green vegetables.
Key ingredients
Chicken pieces, bacon lardons, red wine, mushrooms, pearl onions (in moderation), garlic, carrots (minimal), chicken stock, herbs (thyme, bay leaf), butter, green beans or asparagus.
How to make it keto
Ensure no potatoes or egg noodles are served. Ask the kitchen to use minimal pearl onions and carrots, or to omit them if possible, due to their carb content. Confirm no flour is used to thicken the sauce, or if it is, that it is minimal.
Say this to the waiter (French)
Pour le Coq au Vin, sans pommes de terre ni pâtes. Puis-je avoir très peu d'oignons grelots et de carottes, ou sans si possible ? La sauce est-elle sans farine ou très peu ?
For the Coq au Vin, no potatoes or noodles. Please minimize pearl onions and carrots, or omit them. Is the sauce thickened without flour, or minimally?
Watch out for
Pearl onions and carrots add carbs, flour/cornstarch used for sauce thickening, potential hidden sugars in stock, carbs from red wine (though mostly cooked off).
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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