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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.

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5 hours 30 min. difficulté

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12.95 €

6 people

16 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

For 6 people, you will need:

1 200 ml turnip
2 200 ml carrot
3 200 ml Jerusalem artichokes
4 500 ml mushrooms
5 200 ml Brussels sprouts
6 150 ml leek
7 100 ml onion
8 150 ml belly (streaky) bacon
9 1 litre 200 ml beef
10 3 tablespoons olive oil
11 ½ lemon
12 100 ml dry white wine
13 100 ml Vegetable stock
14 150 mls 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.

Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole

Prepare the accompanying vegetables and bacon

Peel and rinse 200 ml turnip, dry and cut into chunks.

Do the same with 200 ml carrot (here I am using delicious little carrots in different colours) and 200 ml Jerusalem artichokes.

Peel 500 ml mushrooms, rinse if necessary and cut into chumks (wood blewits here).

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Peel and rinse 200 ml Brussels sprouts, then cut into 4 lengthways.

Only use the white part of the leek and chop finely.

Peel 100 ml onion and chop finely.

Dice 150 ml belly (streaky) bacon small (use smoked if possible).

Stage 3 - 2 min.

Prepare the meat

Rinse and dry 1 litre 200 ml 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 3 tablespoons olive oil on high heat.

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.

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.

Add the juice of ½ lemon.

Stir well.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

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.

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 100 ml dry white wine and 100 ml Vegetable stock and season again.

Stage 11 - 5 min.

Seal the casserole with 150 mls 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!

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.

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	250 RDI=100 %	180 RDI=20 %	380 RDI=60 %	5,140 RDI=260 %	21,540 RDI: 260 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=3 %	6 RDI=1 %	10 RDI=2 %	180 RDI=9 %	750 RDI: 9 %
Per person	40 RDI=20 %	30 RDI=3 %	60 RDI=10 %	860 RDI=40 %	3,590 RDI: 40 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Celery, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 12.15 €
Per person : 2.05 €

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