- Potée
A "Potée" is a French culinary term which, in general, refers to all preparations cooked in an
earthenware pot. More specifically, it refers to asoup orstew made of pork and vegetables, most frequently, cabbage and potatoes of which "Choucroute " is the most characteristic."Larousse Gastronomique " (1961), Crown Publishers
("Translated from the French, Librairie Larousse, Paris (1938)")]A potée is an ancient and popular dish which is found in many local variations throughout Europe and which bares many different names (such as "hochepot"). It is similar to "
garbure " and "pot-au-feu ".]The meat most frequently used is pork in many forms–bacon, head, ribs, knuckle, tail, susage, ham etc., but one finds beef, mutton, lamb, veal, chicken and duck. The vegetables used most often are winter vegetables suck as cabbage, carrots, turnips, celery and potatoes.
* "Potée Lorraine" – is composed of pork, carrots, turnips, leeks and a whole cabbage previously blanched. These are barely covered with water or stock and simmered for three hours. Half an hour before it is removed from the heat, a large sausage is added. Plain boiled potatoes are often served as an accompaniment.
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