Sunday, June 5, 2011

FFwD - Warm weather pot au feu



This week's French Friday with Dorie has become French Sunday with Dorie - but better late than never, eh?

The dish at the top of this post is Warm Weather Pot Au Feu - because this group is based in the United States, where it is summer, not in Australia, where it is winter.  However, I was easily able to obtain all of the vegetables required, including asparagus.

The Pot Au Feu is a chicken stock based broth flavoured with onion, garlic and leek, and with carrot, potato, mushroom, asparagus and spinach (in my case, Swiss chard) added.  I also popped in some tinned corn that I needed to use up.  The broth is topped with a soft boiled egg.

For me, the highlight was the egg.  The rest of the soup was a little ho hum, and not something I'd make again.  Sorry, this is just not my thing, although I understand that lots of other people enjoyed it.  On to next week!

9 comments:

  1. Yes I've found people really love pot au feu or are non plussed by it! I like it well enough but I don't rush out to make it or eat it.

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  2. I think the suggested lemongrass, lemon peel, and the basil coulis were the reasons I really enjoyed the otherwise straightforward recipe. I hope the Aussie winter is not too rough this year!

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  3. Ah well, it looks good with the egg on top!

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  4. Too bad you didn't love it, but it looks really lovely!

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  5. I think any day with Dorie is a good one!
    Sorry this one wasn't the thing for you. Hoprefully, next week's ribs will be more the thing for you.

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  6. Your soup and egg look fantastic! Glad you were able to make this!

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  7. Not everything can be a winner! I was curious when I read "Warm weather pot au feu." I don't think I'd want pot au feu in warm weather! It's 98 degrees here and the last thing I want is soup!

    Soft-boiled egg does sound good, though.

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  8. Sorry you didn't enjoy the dish. It's too hot over here for soup but I would love that egg :)

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  9. Sorry that you did not like it...in spite of sounding and looking yummie. The egg sure look gorgeous on the dish. Have a great week :-)

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