Recipes · Belgian · Stews
Hochepot (Flemish Meat and Vegetable Pot)
One serving has 712 kcal and 42 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (147%), vitamin K (130%), pyridoxine (121%), vitamin C (115%), zinc (100%) and vitamin A (98%). Ready in 170 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 150 min
- Makes: 1 serving (1,190 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, celery, meat, mustard, pork
Ingredients
- 80 g Beef brisket, raw
- 60 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 50 g Lamb shoulder, raw
- 500 g Water
- 50 g Onion
- 0.2 g Cloves
- 0.2 g Bay leaf
- 0.3 g Thyme, dried
- 1 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 70 g Carrots
- 50 g Leek
- 50 g Turnip
- 20 g Celery
- 100 g Savoy cabbage
- 150 g Potatoes
- 8 g Mustard, to serve
Method
- Cut the beef, pork and lamb into large chunks, put them in a large pot with the cold water and bring slowly to the boil. Skim off the grey foam that rises.
- Stud the onion with the cloves and add it with the bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel the carrots and turnip and cut them into large pieces, clean the leek and cut it into 5 cm lengths, and cut the celery into short pieces.
- Add the carrots, turnip, leek and celery to the pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Cut the cabbage into wedges and peel and halve the potatoes. Push them under the broth and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until the potatoes and cabbage are tender and the meat is falling apart.
- Lift the meat and vegetables onto deep plates, discard the onion and bay leaf, taste the broth for salt and ladle a little over.
- Serve hot, with the mustard on the side.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 712 kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 56.2 g | |
| Water | 1,048 mL | |
| Fiber | 11.8 g | 40% |
| Protein | 41.6 g | 87% |
| Tryptophan | 0.47 g | |
| Threonine | 1.9 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.9 g | |
| Leucine | 3.1 g | |
| Lysine | 3.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.97 g | |
| Cystine | 0.53 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 2.1 g | |
| Histidine | 1.3 g | |
| Fat | 36.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.1 g | |
| Saturated | 14 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 133 mg | |
| Calcium | 192 mg | 19% |
| Copper | 0.61 mg | 68% |
| Iron | 6.6 mg | 37% |
| Magnesium | 145 mg | 47% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 64% |
| Phosphorus | 545 mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 1,949 mg | 41% |
| Selenium | 43.4 µg | 79% |
| Sodium | 769 mg | |
| Zinc | 8 mg | 100% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.92 mg | 84% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.57 mg | 52% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 11.1 mg | 79% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.1 mg | 43% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.6 mg | 121% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 191 µg | 48% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.5 µg | 147% |
| Choline | 151 mg | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 683 µg | 98% |
| Vitamin C | 86.2 mg | 115% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 42 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 117 µg | 130% |
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
4.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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