Coq au Vin (sans épaississant)
Chicken in Red Wine Sauce (Flour-Free, No Starchy Sides)
Yes, with a tweak: confirm no flour (roux) is used to thicken the sauce. About 11g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for French food, so watch the portion.
What it is
A rustic French stew featuring chicken pieces (typically dark meat) braised slowly in a rich red wine sauce with crispy bacon lardons, mushrooms, and pearl onions. Modified for keto by ensuring no flour is used to thicken the sauce and omitting all starchy side dishes.
Key ingredients
Chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks), bacon (lardons), red wine (e.g., Burgundy), mushrooms, pearl onions (in moderation), chicken broth, fresh garlic, thyme, bay leaf, butter, olive oil, salt, black pepper.
How to make it keto
Crucially, confirm no flour (roux) is used to thicken the sauce. Request no potatoes, noodles, rice, or bread. Limit pearl onions, which are higher in carbs than regular onions.
Say this to the waiter (French)
Pour le Coq au Vin, sans pommes de terre, pâtes, riz ni pain, s'il vous plaît. La sauce est-elle sans farine ? Merci de limiter les petits oignons.
For the Coq au Vin, please no potatoes, noodles, rice, or bread. Confirm no flour thickens the sauce and please limit pearl onions.
Watch out for
Flour-thickened sauce; pearl onions (can accumulate carbs in large quantities); residual carbs from red wine; traditional starchy sides (potatoes, noodles, bread); hidden sugars in pre-made broth or glazes.
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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