Recipe: Pouteille

Name: Pouteille
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 225 min
Yield: 8 portions
Ingredients: 1,5 kg de paleron de boeuf de belle origine taillé en morceaux de 50 g; ou moitié-moitié avec de la tende; 4 pieds de porc coupés en deux, justes blanchis (une ébullition puis rafraîchis à l'eau froide); 200 g de lardonss fumés sautés; 1 kg de pommes de terre (bintje) épluchées et coupées en gros carrés; 80 g de farine; 2 gros oignons (Cévennes); 2 carottes de jardin; 3 échalotes épluchées et coupées en grosse mirepoix (gros dés); une noix de saindoux ou de lard gras; une pincée de fleur de thym; 2 feuilles de laurier; 3 gousses d'ail épluchées dégermées et écrasées; 5 baies de genièvre; 1 zeste de citron haché; 1 rasade de marc; 2,5 l de vin rouge de côtes d'Auvergne (ou de côtes du Rhône ,Rasteau ou Cahors par exemple); sel et poivre du moulin

By chef patrick Asfaux ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 (4 reviews) Other dishes

Prep 45 min

Cook 180 min

Total 3h45

Servings 8 serv.

This specialty from the Lozère department, imbued with rusticity that I love very much, comes to us from the most distant times and has delighted countless families gathered around the table

Recette Pouteille - Chef Patrick Asfaux — Photo: © philipimage

Ingredients for 8 servings

1.5 kg of beef chuck of fine quality cut into 50 g pieces
or half and half with tender meat
4 pork feet cut in half, just blanched (one boil then refreshed in cold water)
200 g of smoked lardons sautéed
1 kg of potatoes (bintje) peeled and cut into large cubes
80 g of flour
2 large onions (Cévennes)
2 garden carrots
3 shallots peeled and cut into large mirepoix (large dice)
a knob of lard or fat bacon
a pinch of thyme flowers
2 bay leaves
3 garlic cloves peeled, de-germed and crushed
5 juniper berries
1 diced lemon zest
1 splash of marc
2.5 liters of red wine from Côtes d'Auvergne (or Côtes du Rhône, Rasteau or Cahors for example)
salt and ground pepper

Step-by-step directions

1 In a large skillet heat 30 g of lard then brown the meat cubes to brown each side then add the marc for a few seconds and flame it all (warning, this is a dangerous operation, keep away all flammable products, children and have a large cloth ready to smother the flames in case of problem). With a skimmer and drain them on a separate plate.

2 In the same skillet in the remaining fat sweat the diced onions, carrots, shallots and garlic. Salt, pepper and leave covered gently for 10 minutes then transfer to a large cast iron cocotte (like Le Creuset style) or earthenware then add the roasted beef cubes.

3 Heat well then add the flour wrapping the pieces well with a wooden spatula (singer).

4 Preheat the oven to 170° (gas mark 6) or to 80° if you want the cooking to be at low temperature.

5 Moisten with the red wine bring to a boil salt, pepper, then add the pork feet, thyme, bay leaf, juniper berries, and diced lemon zest and cover your cocotte. cooking

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