Pot-au-feu
Ingredients
Directions
Place fresh beef in a large pot.
Cover the beef with water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.
Cook until the beef is tender and the broth is flavorful.
Strain the broth to remove any solids.
Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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