Cozido à Portuguesa (Apenas Carnes e Vegetais Baixos em Carboidratos)
Portuguese Boiled Meat and Low-Carb Vegetables Platter
Yes, with a tweak: this requires significant modification. About 9g net carbs per serving.
What it is
A hearty platter of various boiled meats (pork, beef, selected low-carb sausages) and low-carb green vegetables, carefully selected from the traditional stew components, avoiding all starchy additions.
Key ingredients
Various cuts of boiled pork (belly, ribs), beef, specific low-carb chorizos/sausages, cabbage, turnip greens, collard greens.
How to make it keto
This requires significant modification. Explicitly ask for only the meats (pork, beef, specific low-carb sausages) and green/low-carb vegetables (like cabbage, turnip greens, collard greens), completely omitting potatoes, carrots, chickpeas, beans, and rice.
Say this to the waiter (Portuguese)
Cozido à Portuguesa, por favor. Gostaria apenas das carnes e dos vegetais verdes, como couve. Sem batatas, cenouras, grão, feijão ou arroz, por gentileza.
Cozido à Portuguesa, please. I only want the meats and green vegetables like cabbage. No potatoes, carrots, chickpeas, beans, or rice, please.
Watch out for
Potatoes, carrots, chickpeas, beans, rice (often served with the broth). Many traditional sausages (like farinheira, morcela) are very high in carbs due to flour, rice, or bread. You MUST specify which meats/sausages to include or avoid.
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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