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How to cook a "pot au feu"
A classic french comfort dish that takes the better part of an afternoon to prepare, but with low maintenance. And it makes the house smell wonderful. A perfect fall or winter recipe.
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STEPS
INGREDIENTS
Gather the ingredients
Place the beef in a stockpot
Peel carrots
Peel turnips
Peel courgettes
Peel onions
Gather vegetables in a salad bowl
Prepare leeks
Peel potatoes
Separate the beef pieces in two stockpots in order to have enough place to add vegetables. Place bouquet garni in each one. Add water.
Add vegetables (except potatoes and courgettes that will be added later)
Let it braise at least 2 hours. Then add potatoes and courgettes. Let it cook 1 more hour.
Place vegetables in a salad bowl
Serve
Enjoy!
- 2.0lb piece of beef shank with bone
- 2.0lb Piece of beef Chuck
- 2.0lb Large beef marrowbones
- 3.0 Onions
- 1.0 Bouquet garni (bunch of herbs tied together)
- 1.0Tbsp Sea salt
- 2.0 Bay leaves
- 5.0 Stalks celery
- 12.0 Medium carrots, peeled
- 0.0lb Small new potatoes
- 5.0 Turnips
- 8.0 Leeks
- 3.0 Courgettes