Taos hotpot
This hotpot inspired by a stay in Taos (New Mexico) is a mix of different meat and vegetables cooked long and slow, served with polenta.
The preparation is rather long, as is the cooking time, but it reheats very well.
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Last modified on: January 10th 2018
For 10 people, you will need:
- 1
1 leek - 2
1 onion - 3
300 g turnip - 4
300 g potatoes - 5
500 g potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin) - 6
400 g beef - 7
400 g chicken breast - 8
4 tablespoons oil - 9 4 tablespoons oil
- 10
4 tablespoons chili spices - 11
2 litres water - 12
70 g tomato paste - 13
2 beefs stock cube - 14
800 g Polenta - 15
salt - 16
pepper - Total weight: 5,315 grams
How long does it take?
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 52 min. | 2 hours 22 min. | 3 hours 14 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2
10 min.
Peel 300 g turnip, rinse and cut into chunks.Peel 300 g potatoes, rinse and cut into chunks.
Set aside.
Stage 3
8 min.
Stage 4
7 min.
Cut 400 g beef and 400 g chicken breast into fairly large dice.Stage 5
12 min.
Pour 4 tablespoons oil into a large casserole or stewpot on high heat.When really hot, fry the meat rapidly until browned, starting with the chicken, then the beef.
Stage 6
Set aside the meat.Stage 7
2 min.
Add 4 tablespoons oil to the pan and when hot, add the chopped onion.Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stage 8
3 min.
Tip in all the vegetables and meats, add 4 tablespoons chili spices, salt and pepper, then stir well.Cook for 2 or 3 minutes like this, stirring frequently.
Stage 9
2 min.
Stage 10
5 min.
Bring to the boil.Stage 11
2 hours
Cover, turn the heat down to its lowest and leave to cook for at least 2 hours.Stage 12
10 min.
Shortly before serving, prepare 800 g Polenta.Stage 13
Bring both the hotpot and the polenta pan straight to the table, so that everyone can help themselves to polenta first, then spoon the vegetables, meat and cooking juices on top.Remarks
Taos hotpot, like any slow-cooked dish, can be reheated and served again several times - it just gets better every time. As the quantities are mostly for guidance, do adapt it to suit whatever vegetables or meat you have handy.
Nutritional information
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How much will it cost?
For 10 people : 17.00 €
Per person : 1.70 €
Source: Home made.
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This recipe use (among others) | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Eggs meurette, Minted Melon, Nonettes, Pilau rice, How to use gelatin, ... All |
 | Polenta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Rata-tart, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, ... All |
| Potimarron (Japanese chestnut pumpkin): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and leek soup, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, Potimarron braised in meat jus, Potimarron and celeriac autumn soup, ... All |
| Beef : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beef braised in reduced red wine, How to cook red meat properly, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Upside-down Parmentier, Home-made doner kebab, ... All |
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