Authentic Pot-au-Feu Recipe Alsace, France

Name: Pot-au-feu
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg (2,2 lbs) tough beef, such as rump, leg, or shoulder, separated from the bones, tied into one piece, bones sawed into 5-cm pieces; or beef short ribs; 4 L (4 qt), plus about 400 ml (1 3/4 cups) cold water; 20g (4 tsp) coarse salt; 200g (7 oz) carrots, peeled, 4-cm/1.5-inch long pieces; 200g (7 oz) round onion, peeled, roots trimmed; 200g (7 oz) leeks, cleaned, roots trimmed; 200g (7 oz) turnips, peeled, 1-cm pieces; 100g (3.5 oz) parsnips (optional); 100g (3.5 oz) celery (optional); 1 or 2 whole cloves; caramel coloring, optional

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