A national classic, typically featuring tender slow-cooked beef sirloin in a rich, creamy, and subtly sweet-tart vegetable-based sauce, often garnished with a slice of lemon and cranberries. The traditional sauce is thickened with flour and contains root vegetables.

Key ingredients

Beef sirloin, root vegetables (carrots, celery root, parsnip), onion, bay leaves, allspice, black pepper, heavy cream, lemon juice, cranberries (minimal), butter, beef broth.

If you order it anyway

This requires significant modification: explicitly confirm the sauce can be prepared without flour/starch thickeners. Request only a minimal amount of root vegetables (carrots, parsnips) or none in the sauce base, as they add carbs. Request no sugar in the sauce and only a few cranberries as garnish (not mixed in). Absolutely no traditional dumplings (knedľa). Ask for a side of steamed non-starchy green vegetables.

Watch out for

**HIGH RISK**: Flour thickener in the sauce is common. High carbohydrate content from root vegetables (carrots, parsnips) puréed into the sauce. Sugar often added to balance flavors and with cranberries. Traditional dumplings are a massive carb load.

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.