Pot-au-Feu

Name: Pot-au-Feu
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 800g beef brisket; 4 chicken thighs; 4 carrots, halved; 4 leeks, trimmed; 4 potatoes; 4 turnips; 2 onions, studded with cloves; 1 celery head; 2L water; Dijon mustard, cornichons and horseradish to serve

A French boiled dinner of beef, chicken and vegetables poached together in a fragrant broth. Simmering the beef alone for the first hour before the chicken and vegetables go in is what lets the tougher cut become tender without overcooking the more delicate ingredients.

Total time

150 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

130 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

French

gluten-free

Ingredients

800gbeef brisket

4chicken thighs

4carrots, halved

4leeks, trimmed

4potatoes

4turnips

2onions, studded with cloves

1celery head

2Lwater

Dijon mustard, cornichons and horseradishto serve

Instructions

Cover beef with cold water and bring to boil. Simmer 1 hour.

Add chicken and all vegetables.

Simmer gently 1 more hour until everything is tender.

Skim fat from broth.

Serve broth as a first course, then meat and vegetables.

Accompany with Dijon mustard, cornichons and horseradish.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

660

Protein

59.3g

Fat

35.2g

Carbs

28.4g

Fiber

4.9g

Sodium

200mg

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