Recipes · French · Stews
Pot-au-Feu
One serving has 532 kcal and 34 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (160%), vitamin A (104%), zinc (86%), pyridoxine (78%), vitamin K (57%) and phosphorus (54%). Ready in 200 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 180 min
- Makes: 1 serving (722 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, celery
Ingredients
- 170 g Beef brisket, raw
- 80 g Carrots, raw
- 60 g Leeks, raw
- 50 g Turnips, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 30 g Celery, raw
- 0.3 g Bay leaves
- 0.2 g Thyme, dried
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 1 g Salt
- 300 g Water
Method
- Put the beef in a large pot, cover with the water, bring to a boil and skim off the scum that rises.
- Add the onion, bay leaf, thyme and a little of the salt, then cover and simmer gently for 2-2.5 hours until the beef is very tender.
- Add the carrots, leeks, turnip and celery and simmer a further 30-40 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
- Season the broth with the remaining salt and the pepper.
- Lift out the beef, slice it, and serve in wide bowls with the vegetables and plenty of the hot broth, with mustard and coarse salt on the side.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 532 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 24.6 g | |
| Water | 625 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.4 g | 18% |
| Protein | 34 g | 71% |
| Tryptophan | 0.38 g | |
| Threonine | 1.6 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 2.8 g | |
| Methionine | 0.84 g | |
| Cystine | 0.44 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.3 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 33 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.87 g | |
| Saturated | 12.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 116 mg | |
| Calcium | 123 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.33 mg | 37% |
| Iron | 5.1 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 74.8 mg | 24% |
| Manganese | 0.64 mg | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 381 mg | 54% |
| Potassium | 1,068 mg | 23% |
| Selenium | 28.5 µg | 52% |
| Sodium | 643 mg | |
| Zinc | 6.8 mg | 86% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.36 mg | 33% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.3 mg | 52% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1 mg | 78% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 88.9 µg | 22% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.8 µg | 160% |
| Choline | 153 mg | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 726 µg | 104% |
| Vitamin C | 25.8 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 51.6 µg | 57% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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