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Pot-au-Feu

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Pot-au-Feu

Pot-au-Feu

amanda

Equipment

  • - Dutch Oven with Lid: Ideal for slow-cooking dishes like pot-au-feu, providing even heat distribution and retention.

  • - Slow Cooker (Crock Pot): Offers a convenient way to cook the stew without constant supervision, allowing flavors to meld together over several hours.

  • - Large Stockpot: Necessary for browning meat and sautéing vegetables before slow-cooking in another vessel.

  • - Cookware Set (6 Quart): A comprehensive set of pots and pans that can cover most cooking needs for pot-au-feu preparation.

  • - Kitchen Scissors: Useful for cutting through tougher ingredients like beef, especially when the meat is not pre-cut into small pieces.

  • - Meat Tenderizer: A handy tool to tenderize larger chunks of beef before slow cooking, ensuring tenderness and easier digestion.

  • - Stainless Steel Pot Lid with Handle: Complements a large stockpot or Dutch oven by providing an easy way to cover the vessel while it's on heat.

  • - Food Storage Container (Glass): To store leftovers after cooking, maintain freshness and ease of reheating individual portions later.

  • - Cheese Grater: Useful for grating hard cheeses like Gruyère, which can be added to pot-au-feu for extra richness in flavor.

  • - Digital Food Scale: For precise measurements, especially important when portioning vegetables and meat into the slow cooker.

  • - Silicone Measuring Cup (24 Oz): A versatile tool that can be used both on the stovetop and in a microwave-safe container during recipe preparation.

Ingredients

  • 4 pound tied bone-in beef chuck roast

  • 4 pound (2- to 3-inch) bone-in short ribs

  • 2 onions, quartered

  • 2 medium carrots, halved lengthwise

  • 6 quarts water

  • 2 (3-inch) pieces celery

  • 6 parsley sprigs

  • 6 thyme sprigs

  • 2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California

  • 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns

  • 1 whole clove

  • 8 small or 4 medium leeks (2 1/2 pounds)

  • 1 pound small boiling onions (about 20), left unpeeled

  • 8 (2-inch-long) veal marrowbones (optional)

  • 8 small carrots (1 pound), peeled and trimmed, leaving 1/2 inch of stems

  • 1 pound small turnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch wedges

  • Equipment: a 12-quart pot; cheesecloth; kitchen string

  • Accompaniments: toasted baguette slices for marrow; coarse salt; Dijon mustard; finely grated fresh or bottled horseradish; cornichons

  • Garnish: chopped parsley

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Preheat convection oven to 425°F or regular oven to 450°F with rack in middle.
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Instruction 2

Pat meats dry, then rub with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt (total) and arrange in 1 layer in a large shallow baking pan with quartered onions and halved carrots. Roast, turning occasionally, until meats and vegetables are well browned, 35 to 45 minutes in convection oven; 45 minutes to 1 hour in regular oven.
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Instruction 3

Transfer meats and vegetables to pot with any juices from pan. Deglaze pan with a little water, scraping up brown bits, then add to pot with water (6 quarts) and 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer, skimming foam and fat from surface.
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Instruction 4

Tie celery, parsley, thyme, bay leaves, peppercorns, and clove in a cheesecloth bundle and add to pot.
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Instruction 5

Cut off dark green part from leeks, reserving remainder, and wash . Fold greens and tie in 2 bunches, then add to pot. Gently simmer, uncovered, skimming as necessary, until meats are very tender, about 3 hours.
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Instruction 6

Trim roots from leeks, keeping ends intact, then, starting 1 1/2 inches from root end, slit each leek lengthwise and wash between layers. Tie leeks together in 2 bunches, tying each bunch in 2 places.
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Instruction 7

Blanch boiling onions in a medium pot of boiling water 1 minute, then drain and peel.
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Instruction 8

Preheat oven to 200°F with rack in lower third.
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Instruction 9

Transfer meats to a shallow baking pan, discarding bones from short ribs, and keep warm, covered with foil, in oven. Discard cheesecloth bundle, leek greens, and cooked onions and carrots from broth, then skim off fat from broth with a skimmer or large spoon and keep broth warm over low heat.
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Instruction 10

Arrange marrowbones (if using) upright in 1 layer in a medium saucepan and add enough broth from pot (about 1 quart) to cover bones. Add 1 teaspoon salt and simmer gently, uncovered, until marrow is soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
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Instruction 11

While marrowbones cook, simmer boiling onions and leeks with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in remaining broth in large pot, uncovered, 15 minutes.
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Instruction 12

Add small carrots and turnips and simmer, uncovered, until all vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
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Instruction 13

Transfer marrowbones with tongs to a platter (discard liquid) and serve with baguette slices and coarse salt.
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Instruction 14

Discard bone from chuck roast and slice chuck 1/2 inch thick, then arrange, along with meat from short ribs, on a large platter.
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Instruction 15

Transfer vegetables to platter with a slotted spoon and cut string off leeks.
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Instruction 16

Season broth with salt and pepper, then spoon some over meats and vegetables to moisten and serve remainder in a soup tureen.
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Instruction 17

To eat, ladle broth over meats and vegetables in soup plates, then stir in horseradish and mustard to taste.
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