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Pot-au-Feu

Name: Pot-au-Feu
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 195 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 lb beef chuck or brisket, tied with kitchen twine; 2 lb beef short ribs or shank; 2 marrow bones; 4 carrots, halved lengthwise; 4 leeks, trimmed and halved; 3 turnips, quartered; 4 potatoes, halved; 1 onion, stuck with 2 whole cloves; 1 bouquet garni; 10 black peppercorns; 2 tbsp coarse salt, for serving; 1 tbsp Dijon mustard, for serving

The French classic of beef cuts and root vegetables simmered slowly in a fragrant broth, served with coarse salt and mustard.

⏱ 30 minPrep time

🔥 3 hr 15 minCook time

🍽 8Servings

🏷 DinnerCategory

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Pot-au-Feu is France’s great boiled dinner: beef and marrow bones simmered for hours with carrots, leeks, turnips, and potatoes until the broth is clear and golden and the meat falls apart. It is the original one-pot comfort food.

Traditionally served as a sequence — the marrow on toast, then meat and vegetables with coarse salt, mustard, and cornichons, then the broth as a final course. It is humble, restorative cooking that fills the house with a wonderful aroma.

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Step by stepInstructions

Place the meats and marrow bones in a large pot, cover with cold water, and bring slowly to a boil, skimming off the foam.
Add the clove-studded onion, bouquet garni, and peppercorns, and simmer gently for 2 hours.
Add the carrots, leeks, and turnips and simmer 45 minutes more.
Add the potatoes and simmer 30 minutes, until everything is tender.
Slice the meat, arrange it with the vegetables, and serve with a ladle of broth, coarse salt, mustard, and cornichons.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Patient skimming gives you a crystal-clear broth. Serve the marrow on toast as the classic first course — it is the cook's reward.

Recipe details

Prep30 min

Cook3 hr 15 min

Servings8

CategoryDinner

PublishedAugust 17, 2026

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