Chicken pot au feu is a hearty and flavorful French stew that is perfect for a cold winter day. The dish is made with chicken, vegetables, and herbs, and it is typically served with a side of rice or bread. The origins of chicken pot au feu are not entirely clear, but it is believed to have originated in France sometime in the 16th century. The dish was originally made with beef, but over time, chicken became a more popular choice. Chicken pot au feu is a relatively simple dish to make, but it does require some time to simmer. The end result, however, is a delicious and comforting dish that is sure to please everyone at the table.
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POT-AU-FEU
Provided by Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
Categories Soup/Stew Herb Potato Bastille Day Dinner Beef Rib Brisket Carrot Fall Winter Potluck Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 41
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.
CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU
"Pot on fire" is the literal translation of this French phase but in food terms it refers to a French dish of meat and vegetables simmered together creating a flavorful broth. These classic French flavors unite in our surprisingly delicious first course soup. There are plenty of flavors you'll recognize and some you won't. That's because in addition to chicken, leeks, carrots, chicken broth, and wine, we're adding rutabaga and turnips. The result is a clean, fresh tasting soup that's very skinny. One serving contains 142 calories and 4 grams of fat. A regular recipe contains 294 calories and 14 grams of fat.
Provided by Nancy Fox
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large pan over medium heat add 1½ teaspoons olive oil and mushrooms. Sauté about 5 minutes until golden. Remove mushrooms from pan and set aside.
- Add the remaining 1½ teaspoons olive oil to the pan and heat over med-high heat. Add the leeks, carrots, rutabaga, turnips, and garlic and sauté 5 minutes. Stir in wine and continue to cook until liquid is reduced to ¼ cup, about 1 minute.
- Add the mushrooms, broth, chicken, thyme, and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Garnish with thyme springs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 176.7, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 39.2, Sodium 101.3, Carbohydrate 7.3, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 2.8, Protein 18.4
CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU
This classic French recipe calls for poussins, which are very small young chickens and produce tender meat.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Rinse poussins; pat dry. Season with salt and pepper. Place 4 thyme sprigs into each cavity. Carefully tie legs together with kitchen twine. Set aside.
- Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Add onions, and cook until skins soften, about 3 minutes. Remove onions with a slotted spoon, and rinse. Trim root ends, and remove skins.
- Stir together stock, wine, onions, carrots, potatoes, celery, garlic, peppercorns, and 2 teaspoons salt in a large, heavy stockpot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Gently add poussins, breast side down. Cover, and cook 1 hour. Place a poussin in each of 4 serving bowls; divide broth and vegetables evenly among the bowls. Garnish each bowl with chervil, and sprinkle with pepper.
CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h50m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Tie half of the parsley together with twine. Place in a large pot over medium heat along with the broth, cinnamon stick, peppercorns, allspice, coriander and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
- Tie the leeks together with twine and add to the pot. Add the carrots, turnips and water to cover, if necessary. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer the vegetables to a bowl with a slotted spoon; untie the leeks.
- Add the chicken to the pot, cover and poach over low heat until firm, about 20 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a cutting board, reserving the broth; remove the skin and shred the meat.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the winter greens and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of the reserved broth and cook until the greens are tender, about 5 more minutes. Season with salt.
- Strain the remaining broth, return to the pot and simmer 10 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the remaining half of the parsley. Season the broth with salt and pepper. Add the leeks, carrots and turnips and heat through, then divide among bowls along with the chicken and greens. Ladle the broth on top. Sprinkle with the chopped parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calorie, Fat 14.5 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Cholesterol 116 milligrams, Sodium 961 milligrams, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fiber 7.5 grams, Protein 51 grams, Sugar 10 grams
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:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Wash the fingerling potatoes, pat dry, and season with olive oil spray and half of the salt, pepper, and fresh herbs. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes or until soft to the touch.
- Slice the zucchini in thirds crosswise; slice each piece into quarters lengthwise. For a classic French presentation, round the angled sides to form 12 oval sticks
- Season the chicken with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and 1 teaspoon herbs. Heat a saute pan over medium-high heat and add the olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Sear the chicken breasts on 1 side for about 2 minutes and turn over. Add the leeks, carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute to sear the vegetables. Add the white wine, and boil until the wine is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Stir in the stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the Swiss chard to 1 side of the pan to braise the greens in the cooking liquid, about 1 minute.
- To serve: Place 1/2 cup of the Swiss chard in the center of 4 large soup bowls. Slice each chicken breast on an angle into 5 pieces. Arrange the chicken on top of the Swiss chard. Divide the vegetables among the 4 bowls and ladle the broth around the vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Fat 2.5 grams, SaturatedFat 0.5 grams, Cholesterol 80 milligrams, Sodium 500 milligrams, Carbohydrate 25 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 37 grams
CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU WITH CARROTS, POTATOES AND LEEKS
Provided by Molly O'Neill
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield Four servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and sear until browned, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from the pot and set aside. Place the chicken broth, coriander seeds and garlic in the pot and bring to the boil. Add the chicken, lower the heat, partially cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the onion, carrots, potatoes, leeks and 1 teaspoon of salt, partially cover and simmer until the chicken and vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper if needed. Divide the chicken and vegetables among 4 large bowls, ladle the broth over them, sprinkle with parsley and serve.
CHICKEN POT-AU-FEU
The classic chicken pot-au-feu is the ultimate in French style comfort food. Delicious and low in fat, this easy recipe is a great base for adding extra flavours and vegetables. You could also put in cooked lentils or chickpeas. This is a perfect dish to eat when you have a cold or the flu. You could also add a dollop of pesto if you like.
Provided by English_Rose
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.3, Fat 31.6, SaturatedFat 9, Cholesterol 155.2, Sodium 197.5, Carbohydrate 15.4, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 5.1, Protein 40.4
POT AU FEU
Provided by Moira Hodgson
Categories dinner, project, main course
Time 9h
Yield 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 29
Steps:
- The day before: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the bones in a large roasting pan. Roast until browned on all sides. Place in a large stock pot with eight quarts water, onion, carrot, celery and herb bouquet. Season with pepper and simmer for four hours, skimming off any foam that rises to the surface. Drain, reserving the marrow bones. Cool the stock, strain it and refrigerate. Remove the marrow from the bones, place it in a container and refrigerate.
- Chop two cloves garlic in thin slivers. Lard the beef brisket with small pieces of the garlic and tarragon leaves and season with pepper. Wrap and refrigerate overnight. Rub the chicken with lemon juice and put thyme leaves under the breast skin and season the cavity with pepper. Wrap and refrigerate.
- The day of serving: Skim the fat from the stock. Bring the stock to simmer, add the beef and simmer gently for one-and-a-half hours.
- Meanwhile, make the stuffing for the chicken. Soften the shallots and remaining garlic, chopped, in the butter. Season with pepper. Soak the bread crumbs in the milk for 10 minutes. Drain and squeeze dry. Combine in a bowl with the shallots, garlic and prosciutto. Add the egg and allspice and mix thoroughly. Stuff into the chicken and truss.
- After the beef has simmered for one-and-a-half hours, add the chicken. It should cook for two hours. After the chicken has cooked for one-and-a-half hours, add the tongue and garlic sausage. They should cook for half an hour. Remove the marrow from the refrigerator and set aside.
- Ten minutes later, add the potatoes, parsnips and carrots (if you do not have enough room, cook the potatoes separately). They should cook for 20 minutes. After 10 minutes, add the celery and leeks. Cook the vegetables until they are tender (be careful not to overcook them). Meanwhile, toast the baguette slices.
- To serve, slice the meats and arrange them on a large platter. Place the vegetables in attractive piles around the meats. Ladle a little hot broth over everything, and serve immediately. Spread the marrow on hot toast and pass it separately.
Tips:
- Choose the right chicken: For a flavorful pot au feu, use a whole chicken or chicken pieces with bones and skin. This will help release more flavor into the broth.
- Use a variety of vegetables: The vegetables you use in your pot au feu will determine the flavor of the dish. Common vegetables include carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, turnips, and parsnips. You can also add other vegetables, such as leeks, fennel, or mushrooms.
- Season the broth well: The broth is the base of the pot au feu, so it's important to season it well. Use a combination of salt, pepper, garlic, and herbs, such as thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves.
- Simmer the pot au feu low and slow: The key to a flavorful pot au feu is to simmer it low and slow. This will allow the flavors of the chicken and vegetables to meld together.
- Don't overcook the chicken: The chicken should be cooked through but not overcooked. Overcooked chicken will become tough and dry.
Conclusion:
Chicken pot au feu is a classic French dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is a hearty and flavorful stew that is made with chicken, vegetables, and herbs. The broth is rich and flavorful, and the chicken and vegetables are tender and juicy. Chicken pot au feu is a relatively easy dish to make, and it is a great way to use up leftover chicken. Serve it with a side of bread or rice, and enjoy!
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