Pot-au-Feu (Keto-Modifié avec Légumes Faibles en Glucides)
Keto Pot-au-Feu (Beef and Low-Carb Vegetable Stew)
Yes, with a tweak: request that high-carb vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and turnips be omitted or replaced with celery, cabbage, green beans, or radishes. About 11g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for French food, so watch the portion.
What it is
A comforting and hearty French beef stew, slow-cooked to tender perfection with marrow bones in a flavorful broth. This keto version specifically replaces traditional high-carb root vegetables (carrots, turnips, potatoes) with lower-carb options like celery, cabbage, and green beans.
Key ingredients
Beef (e.g., chuck, short ribs), beef marrow bones, celery, cabbage, green beans, leeks (small amount), onions (small amount), garlic, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns, salt, beef broth.
How to make it keto
Crucially, request that high-carb vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and turnips be omitted or replaced with celery, cabbage, green beans, or radishes. Confirm no starchy thickeners are added to the broth.
Say this to the waiter (French)
Pour le Pot-au-Feu, sans pommes de terre, carottes, navets. Remplacez par céleri, chou, haricots verts ou radis. Le bouillon est-il sans épaississant amylacé?
Pot-au-Feu: omit potatoes, carrots, turnips. Substitute celery, cabbage, green beans. Is the broth free of starchy thickeners?
Watch out for
Traditional recipe includes high-carb root vegetables; potential for starchy thickening agents in less authentic versions; larger quantities of leeks/onions can increase carb count.
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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