Pot Au Feu (Dinner In A Pot) Recipe
Ingredients
1 pound boneless round steak
3 cups water
1 can condensed beef broth
1 large onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 teaspoons salt
4 sprigs parsley
1 bay leaf
6 peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon leaf thyme
1 whole chicken breast, weighing about
12 ounces 4 large carrots
2 zucchini
3 cups celery sticks
Directions
Trim all fat from beef.
Place steak in a heavy kettle or Dutch oven.
Add water, beef broth, onion and garlic.
Place parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns and thyme on a small piece of cheesecloth; bring up corners to enclose herbs; tie securely; add to kettle.
Heat to boiling; lower heat; cover.
Simmer 1 hour.
Add chicken breast; simmer 30 minutes, or until meats are tender.
Remove meats; keep warm.
While meats cook, pare carrots and cut in sticks; trim zucchini, cut in sticks.
Reheat broth in kettle to boiling; add carrots; cover.
Cook 15 minutes.
Add zucchini and celery sticks; cook 15 minutes longer, or until tender.
Remove.
Strain broth into a large bowl, pressing onion and garlic through sieve into liquid; let stand about a minute, or until fat rises to top, then skim off.
Carve meats; combine with broth and vegetables in a heated tureen.
Place steak in a heavy kettle or Dutch oven.
Add water, beef broth, onion and garlic.
Place parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns and thyme on a small piece of cheesecloth; bring up corners to enclose herbs; tie securely; add to kettle.
Heat to boiling; lower heat; cover.
Simmer 1 hour.
Add chicken breast; simmer 30 minutes, or until meats are tender.
Remove meats; keep warm.
While meats cook, pare carrots and cut in sticks; trim zucchini, cut in sticks.
Reheat broth in kettle to boiling; add carrots; cover.
Cook 15 minutes.
Add zucchini and celery sticks; cook 15 minutes longer, or until tender.
Remove.
Strain broth into a large bowl, pressing onion and garlic through sieve into liquid; let stand about a minute, or until fat rises to top, then skim off.
Carve meats; combine with broth and vegetables in a heated tureen.