Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole
In this recipe a good joint of beef is slow-cooked, surrounded by an assortment of vegetables in small chunks.
To concentrate the flavours, the cooking time should be long at a moderate temperature and, most important of all, the dish should be sealed.
By the end of cooking, the vegetables will be meltingly soft and the meat can be pulled apart with a fork.
This is an appealing dish to serve and share, leaving everyone to help themselves as they like.
To concentrate the flavours, the cooking time should be long at a moderate temperature and, most important of all, the dish should be sealed.
By the end of cooking, the vegetables will be meltingly soft and the meat can be pulled apart with a fork.
This is an appealing dish to serve and share, leaving everyone to help themselves as they like.
75 K 3.8/5 (32 reviews)
5 hours 30 min.
Average
18 people
16 IngredientsLast modified on: December 30th 2019
For 18 people, you will need:
- 1
1 lb + 5.1 oz turnip - 2
1 lb + 5.1 oz carrot - 3
1 lb + 5.1 oz Jerusalem artichokes - 4
3 lb + 4.8 oz mushrooms - 5
1 lb + 5.1 oz Brussels sprouts - 6
15.8 oz leek - 7
10.6 oz onion - 8
15.8 oz belly (streaky) bacon - 9
7 lb + 14.8 oz beef - 10
9 tablespoons olive oil - 11
2 lemon - 12
10.6 oz dry white wine - 13
10.6 oz vegetable stock - 14
15.8 oz sealing dough - 15
salt - 16
pepper
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 1 hour 10 min.
Cooking: 4 hours 20 min.
All in all: 5 hours 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Prepare the accompanying vegetables and bacon
Peel and rinse 1 lb + 5.1 oz turnip, dry and cut into chunks.Do the same with 1 lb + 5.1 oz carrot (here I am using delicious little carrots in different colours) and 1 lb + 5.1 oz Jerusalem artichokes.
Peel 3 lb + 4.8 oz mushrooms, rinse if necessary and cut into chumks (wood blewits here).
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Peel and rinse 1 lb + 5.1 oz Brussels sprouts, then cut into 4 lengthways.
Only use the white part of the leek and chop finely.
Peel 10.6 oz onion and chop finely.
Dice 15.8 oz belly (streaky) bacon small (use smoked if possible).
Only use the white part of the leek and chop finely.
Peel 10.6 oz onion and chop finely.
Dice 15.8 oz belly (streaky) bacon small (use smoked if possible).
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Prepare the meat
Rinse and dry 7 lb + 14.8 oz beef, then salt and pepper all over.Stage 4 - 5 min.
Use a large casserole that can be used both on the hob and in the oven. Heat 9 tablespoons olive oil on high heat.
When hot, add the meat and brown all over (1 or 2 minutes on each side).
When hot, add the meat and brown all over (1 or 2 minutes on each side).
Stage 5 - 3 min.
Remove the meat from the pan and set aside.
Turn the heat down slightly and add the bacon pieces.
Fry lightly.
Turn the heat down slightly and add the bacon pieces.
Fry lightly.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Add the chopped onion, salt and pepper. Cook for 1 or 2 minutes.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Add the mushrooms, stir and cook for a further 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Add the vegetables all at once (carrots, Jerusalem artichokes, turnips and sprouts). Salt and pepper, then cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
This brief initial frying of the vegetables and bacon is what gives the dish a depth of flavour that just isn't possible by simply adding them raw.
This brief initial frying of the vegetables and bacon is what gives the dish a depth of flavour that just isn't possible by simply adding them raw.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Put the meat back into the pan. Sit it right on the bottom (press it down to be sure), surrounded by the vegetables.
Pour in 10.6 oz dry white wine and 10.6 oz vegetable stock and season again.
Pour in 10.6 oz dry white wine and 10.6 oz vegetable stock and season again.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Seal the casserole with 15.8 oz sealing dough.
Stage 12 - 4 hours
Cook in a slow oven for 4 hours.
Stage 13
The ideal way to serve is to bring the casserole to the table still sealed and break open the crust in front of everyone, so they can all share the delicious cooking aromas.
Stage 14
As is usual with this kind of popular bistro dish, everyone helps themselves to the meat and vegetables as they like.
There is no need to cut the meat, it is deliciously tender ("confit") and can simply be pulled apart with a fork!
There is no need to cut the meat, it is deliciously tender ("confit") and can simply be pulled apart with a fork!
Remarks
For the mushrooms, choose wild ones if possible, as they have more flavour. Use either fresh ones in season or dried (morels or chanterelles, for example).
If you do not have any vegetable stock (stage 10), use a chicken stock cube instead.
If for any reason you cannot or do not wish to seal the dish (a pity), increase the amount of liquid (wine and stock) by 50% to allow for evaporation during cooking.
If you do not have any vegetable stock (stage 10), use a chicken stock cube instead.
If for any reason you cannot or do not wish to seal the dish (a pity), increase the amount of liquid (wine and stock) by 50% to allow for evaporation during cooking.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, still in the dish with its lid.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 790 RDI=300 % | 690 RDI=70 % | 1,220 RDI=190 % | 16,940 RDI=850 % | 70,920 RDI: 850 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 7 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 180 RDI=9 % | 770 RDI: 9 % |
| Per person | 40 RDI=20 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 70 RDI=10 % | 940 RDI=50 % | 3,940 RDI: 50 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 38.80 €
- Per person : 2.20 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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