Cozido à Portuguesa (Keto)
Keto Portuguese Meat and Vegetable Stew
Yes, with a tweak: request only low-carb vegetables (cabbage, turnip, perhaps green beans if available) and explicitly omit potatoes, carrots, and chickpeas. About 11g net carbs per serving, on the higher side for Portuguese food, so watch the portion.
What it is
A hearty Portuguese boiled dinner, featuring a variety of slow-cooked meats (beef, pork, and various traditional sausages) and selected low-carb vegetables like cabbage and turnip, served in its rich, savory broth. Traditional high-carb vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and chickpeas are omitted.
Key ingredients
Beef cuts (e.g., shin, oxtail), pork cuts (e.g., ribs, bacon), various Portuguese sausages (e.g., chouriço, morcela), cabbage, turnip, bay leaves, salt, pepper.
How to make it keto
Request only low-carb vegetables (cabbage, turnip, perhaps green beans if available) and explicitly omit potatoes, carrots, and chickpeas. Inquire about sausage ingredients for fillers or sugars.
Say this to the waiter (Portuguese)
No Cozido à Portuguesa, por favor, só vegetais de baixo carboidrato como couve e nabo, sem batata, cenoura ou grão. As linguiças contêm recheios ou açúcar?
For the Cozido à Portuguesa, please only low-carb vegetables (cabbage, turnip); omit potatoes, carrots, chickpeas. Are there fillers or sugar in the sausages?
Watch out for
Many traditional Cozido vegetables are high in carbs (potatoes, carrots, chickpeas). Some sausages can contain breadcrumbs or sugar fillers. High restaurant portions of any vegetable can add up.
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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