Pot Au Feu Of Spring Vegetables With Chive Popovers Recipes

POT-AU-FEU

Steps:

• For brine:
• Bring first 5 ingredients and 8 cups water to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar and salt dissolve. Remove from heat; let cool to room temperature. Place brisket and short ribs in a large baking dish. Pour brine over to cover completely. Cover and chill for at least 8 hours or overnight. Remove meat; rinse and set aside.
• For bouquet garni, meats, and vegetables:
• Place first 6 ingredients in center of a triple layer of cheesecloth. Gather up edges; tie with kitchen twine to form a bundle for bouquet garni. Wrap marrow bones in cheesecloth; tie into a bundle with twine. If desired, tie oxtails with twine around circumference to keep meat from falling off bones.
• Place brisket, short ribs, bouquet garni, marrow bones, oxtails, beef bones, veal bones, veal breast, 2 chopped carrots, celery, and onion in a very large heavy pot. Add water to cover meat (about 7 quarts). Bring to a boil, skimming off any scum and fat that rise to the surface. Reduce heat and simmer, skimming occasionally, until short ribs are tender, 2-2 1/2 hours.
• Transfer short ribs to a 13x9x2" baking dish; add 4 cups broth from pot and tent with foil to keep meat warm and moist. Add sausage to pot; continue simmering until sausage is cooked through and remaining meats are tender, about 30 minutes longer. Transfer sausage, brisket, oxtails, and marrow bones to dish with short ribs.
• Place a large strainer over another large pot; strain broth, discarding remaining meats, bones, and other solids in strainer. (You should have about 10 cups broth.) Return broth to a boil; add rutabagas, cabbage, potatoes, and 2" pieces of carrots. Simmer until vegetables are tender but not mushy, about 30 minutes.
• For sauces and garnishes:
• Mix first 5 ingredients in a small bowl to make salsa verde. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. Stir crème fraîche and horseradish in another small bowl; season with salt.
• Transfer vegetables to a platter. Thinly slice brisket against the grain; cut sausage into 2" pieces. Return meats to baking dish.
• Season broth in pot to taste with salt and pepper; divide among bowls. (Reserve broth from meats for another use.) Serve meats and vegetables with salsa verde, horseradish crème fraîche, and both mustards in small bowls alongside. Serve with toasted country bread.

SPRING HERB POPOVERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Brush 12 popover cups with 1 tablespoon melted butter. Place pan in oven 5 minutes.
• Combine remaining 3 tablespoons butter, flour, milk, eggs, chives, dill and salt in bowl; mix well. Pour batter into preheated popover cups, filling about half full. Bake 25 minutes. (Do not open oven door during baking.)
• Remove from oven; poke top of each popover with sharp knife to release steam. Serve warm with Butter with Canola Oil, if desired.

VEGETABLE POT AU FEU

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, combine the broth, water, salt, pepper and peppercorns.
• Tie the bay leaves, parsley, and thyme together using kitchen string to make a bouquet garni.
• Add it to the pot, along with the carrots, leeks, onions,turnips, potatoes and parsnips.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add the celery hearts, re-cover, and simmer for another 20 minutes.
• Then remove the cover and simmer until all the vegetables are tender but still hold their shape, about 20 minutes longer.
• Remove the vegetables and arrange on a platter, (reserve broth for another use).
• Serve veggies with cornichons, tiny onions, mustard or horseradish and mayonnaise in small bowls; and french bread (all optional).

POT-AU-FEU OF SPRING VEGETABLES WITH CHIVE POPOVERS

Steps:

• To make the popovers, grease an eight-cup muffin tin with 1 tablespoon of butter. Put the egg, yogurt, milk, melted butter, flour, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Mix until combined. Fill each tin 1/4 full and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon minced chives. Add more batter until each cup is half full.
• Put the muffin tin in a cold oven and set the heat to 450 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees. Continue to bake until the popovers are lightly golden, about 15 to 20 more minutes. Take popovers out of tins immediately. Cool on a rack.
• To make the pot-au-feu, put the lemon slices in a skillet, add salt, sugar and water. Simmer until tender, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool. Mince when cool. Put the minced lemon in a food processor or blender, add the roasted garlic and olive oil and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, pour the chicken broth in a large pot and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add the potatoes, leeks and cranberry beans. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes. Add the carrots and simmer gently until tender, about an additional 10 minutes. Add the fava beans and simmer for 1 minute more. Using a slotted spoon, take all of the vegetables out of the pot. Set aside.
• Bring the broth to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until it reduces to 4 cups, about 10 to 15 minutes. Wreath the inside of 4 bowls with spinach and add the vegetables. Set aside. Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in the pureed lemon and garlic. Strain through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle broth into bowls and garnish with parsley. Serve with popovers.

POT-AU-FEU

Steps:

• In an 10 to 12 quart stock pot or soup kettle combine beef with short ribs and cover with stock or water by 4 inches. Bring to a boil over moderate heat; as the stock begins to boil, carefully skim all foam and scum from surface and discard. Reduce heat to low, skim again, then add onions, carrots, tomatoes and bouquet garni. Skim again; cover the pot, leaving the lid ajar and simmer as slowly as possible, skimming on occasion. Cook for 2 to hours or until meat is almost tender. Remove meats. Strain the liquid through a sieve lined with dampened double layer of cheesecloth. Discard seasoning vegetables and bouquet garni; remove surface fat. (If you do this on one day, before you finish the dish, store meat and liquid separately.)
• Transfer stock to a clean pot. Return the meat to the liquid along with the carrots and turnips. Bring the liquid to a boil, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 30 minutes or until carrots, turnips and meats are tender. Meanwhile boil the potatoes separately (when done, leave in water off heat) and steam cabbage wedges separately for 8 minutes or until just tender.
• To serve, degrease the liquid and season with salt and pepper. Remove meat from liquid, discard strings and carve into 1/4-inch slices, remove short rib bones and cut into chunks. Transfer slices of meat, a portion of potatoes, cabbage, carrots, turnips into a deep soup plate. Ladle liquid over the top and garnish with parsley; serve as main course soup.
• Or, serve soup liquid first, garnished with parsley and serve meat, vegetables, potatoes and carrots as a second course, accompanied by 1 or more accompaniments and a good French bread.

POT AU FEU

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in large pot. Add soup and marrow bones and simmer 3 hours, skimming frequently, adding ice water occasionally to aid skimming. Add beef and herbs and simmer 1 more hour.
• Remove bones and discard. Boil stock and add the turnip, carrots, leeks and potatoes. Pierce onions with cloves and add to pot. Skewer garlic clove with pick and add to pot. Add salt and pepper and let cook 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add cabbage and coriander; cook 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

MIRAVAL'S VEGETABLE POT-AU-FEU

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Cut the base of the pumpkin so that it will sit steadily. Cut off the top to create a lid and set aside. Scrape out the pulp and seeds. Spray the cavity with olive oil and rub it with the garlic. Place the lid back on the pumpkin, wrap in aluminum foil and bake on a sheet for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season the vegetable or chicken broth with salt and pepper and warm. Remove the pumpkin from the oven and when cool enough to handle, gently peel back the foil on top and remove the lid. Place a layer of chicken in the bottom of the pumpkin. Top with the steamed couscous.
• Combine all the vegetables, stir in the oregano and basil and divide the mixture evenly over the chicken. Ladle the broth into the pumpkin, replace the lid, rewrap with the foil and bake for 20 more minutes. Serve immediately.

SUMMER VEGETABLE POT AU FEU

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; cook until golden. Add the white wine; cook until most of it has evaporated, about 3 minutes. Add carrots, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, stock, and 3/4 cup water; simmer 5 minutes. Add potatoes; simmer 7 minutes. Add squash; cook until just tender, about 5 minutes. Add peas and lima beans, and cook 2 minutes.
• Remove the skillet from heat; remove and discard the herb sprigs. Divide the vegetables and broth among four shallow bowls, and serve.

CHIVE POPOVERS

Steps:

• If eggs and milk are cold, before combining, submerge whole eggs in warm water 10 minutes and heat milk until just warm. Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a nonstick popover pan on rack in lowest position.
• After you have combined eggs and milk in a large bowl, whisk together until very frothy. This should only take about 1 minute. Have the flour and salt measured out and ready to go.
• Add flour and salt to egg mixture. We tested out a blender and an electric stand mixer when making the batter, but concluded that whisking by hand produces the most tender, airy popovers.
• Whisk flour and salt into egg mixture just until batter is the consistency of heavy cream with some small lumps remaining. See those air bubbles? They are what will cause the popovers to rise.
• Remove popover pan from oven and coat with cooking spray. If you prefer a standard muffin tin, only coat (and fill) the outer cups; they get better circulation in the oven. (Also, reduce baking time by 5 minutes.)
• Whisk chives into batter. Fill popover cups about three-quarters full with batter. Bake 20 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Continue to bake until golden brown and dry to the touch, about 20 minutes more.
• Popovers lose their crunch if they linger in the pan, so turn them out on a wire rack immediately and poke a small opening in the side of each with a paring knife to let the steam escape. Serve right away.

CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU

Steps:

• Poach chicken:
• Pat chicken dry and sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff cavity with thyme and chill chicken, loosely covered, at least 3 hours (to allow seasoning to permeate meat).
• Transfer chicken to a 7- to 8-quart heavy pot, then add stock, water, onion, garlic, celery rib, and bay leaf and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer chicken, covered, until juices run clear when a thigh is pierced with a skewer and thermometer inserted into thickest part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, about 45 minutes. Transfer chicken to a large platter and let stand, loosely covered with foil, 20 minutes. Reserve cooking liquid in pot, uncovered, and discard onion, celery, garlic, and bay leaf.
• Prepare leeks and potatoes while chicken cooks:
• Starting about 1/2 inch from root end, make a lengthwise cut through middle of each leek (keep leek intact). Wash leeks well under cold running water and drain. Halve potatoes.
• Cook vegetables while chicken stands:
• Bring chicken cooking liquid to a boil, then add leeks, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, and celery root and simmer, partially covered, until tender, about 20 minutes. Carefully transfer vegetables with a slotted spoon to platter with chicken and keep warm, loosely covered with foil. (Reserve cooking liquid for another use if desired cool, uncovered, then chill, covered.)
• Make sauce while vegetables cook:
• Mash garlic and capers to a paste with salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash with a large heavy knife). Transfer to a food processor and pulse with parsley and watercress until herbs are finely chopped. With motor running, add oil in a slow stream and process until smooth. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Serve chicken and vegetables with sauce.

CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU

Steps:

• Remove any string from the chicken and place in a large, lidded pan. Cover with water and add the peppercorns, parsley stalks and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, then skim the surface, reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Once the chicken is cooked through - pierce the thigh joint and any liquid
• should run clear - remove to a dish. Add the swede, carrots and leeks (you can add extra veg here, such as onion, turnip or little chunks of potato) to the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, take off the skin of the chicken, discard and pull off the cooked flesh. It's nice to leave it in big pieces and it may help to have rubber gloves on as the chicken will be hot!
• Return the chicken flesh to the stock pan, bring it back to the boil, add the chopped parsley and tarragon, then ladle into large warmed soup dishes. You could also add a dollop of pesto if you like.