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.
29,5733.8/5 for 24 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: December 30th 2019
To serve 18 people, you will need:
- 0
600 g turnip - 1
600 g carrot - 2
600 g Jerusalem artichoke - 3
600 g mushrooms - 4
600 g Brussels sprouts - 5
450 g leek - 6
300 g onion - 7
450 g belly (streaky) bacon - 8
3 kgs 600 g beef - 9
9 tablespoons olive oil - 10
2 lemon - 11
300 ml dry white wine - 12
300 ml Vegetable stock - 13
450 g sealing dough - 14
salt - 15
pepper - Total weight: 9,180 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 10 min. | 4 hours 18 min. | 5 hours 28 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Keeping:
Several days in the fridge, still in the dish with its lid.Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Prepare the accompanying vegetables and bacon
Peel and rinse 600 g turnip, dry and cut into chunks.Do the same with 600 g carrot (here I am using delicious little carrots in different colours) and 600 g Jerusalem artichoke.
Peel 600 g mushrooms, rinse if necessary and cut into chumks (wood blewits here).
Stage 2 - 30 min.
Peel and rinse 600 g Brussels sprouts, then cut into 4 lengthways.
Only use the white part of the leek and chop finely.
Peel 300 g onion and chop finely.
Dice 450 g belly (streaky) bacon small (use smoked if possible).
Only use the white part of the leek and chop finely.
Peel 300 g onion and chop finely.
Dice 450 g belly (streaky) bacon small (use smoked if possible).
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Prepare the meat
Rinse and dry 3 kgs 600 g 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 300 ml dry white wine and 300 ml Vegetable stock and season again.
Pour in 300 ml dry white wine and 300 ml Vegetable stock and season again.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Seal the casserole with 450 g 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 14,774 Kcal or 61,856 Kj | 741 gr | 402 gr | 1,131 gr |
| 739 % | 285 % | 38 % | 171 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 161 Kcal or 674 Kj | 8 gr | 4 gr | 12 gr |
| 8 % | 3 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 821 Kcal or 3,437 Kj | 41 gr | 22 gr | 63 gr |
| 41 % | 16 % | 2 % | 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 38.78 €
- Per person : 2.15 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Beef : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Beef braised in reduced red wine, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Taos hotpot, Tournedos Rossini, Upside-down Parmentier, ... All |
| Jerusalem artichoke: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables., Purée of Jerusalem artichokes with foie gras, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, Normandy seafood stew, Jerusalem artichoke salad, ... All |
| Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Land and sea" kebabs, Special Parmesan baguettes, Mixed salad with curry mayo, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Stuffed Mushrooms, ... All |
| Turnip: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Turnip and sesame puree (tahina) soup, Chorba, Hotpot my grandmother's way , Duo of slow-cooked pork, Baked Mont d'Or with diced mixed vegetables, ... All |
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