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    French stew of beef and vegetables "Pot au feu" (AIP, paleo, whole30)

    Published: Feb 23, 2020 · Updated: Mar 11, 2022 by gohealthywithbea | This post may contain affiliate links | 3 Comments

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    This traditional French stew of beef and vegetables, called “pot au feu”, is the best one pot meal. Prepare your cast iron Dutch oven to make this easy stove top beef stew. You will also get a delicious bone broth to drink with your stew. All of this, in just one pot and one recipe!

    Beef stew in a large white plate and a cup of bone broth in the background with a plate of cornichons and coarse salt
    "Pot au feu" : French beef stew with its bone broth served with cornichons and coarse salt

    Although in need of cooking for a long time, it doesn’t take long to prepare so you won’t slave for hours in the kitchen. And this no wine stove top beef stew recipe is easy to make and only requires one pot (preferably, a cast iron Dutch oven). Added bonus: you will get a delicious bone broth to drink with it (I’m not kidding here, it really is the best bone broth ever!!)


    This French stew of beef and vegetables is so delicious that my mom, often says on Sundays "do you want to come over for lunch? I’ve made pot au feu." Emphasizing on the second part, just to make sure that I won’t say no, as if she needed to. 😂

    Ingredients

    • beef stew meat : in the traditional French recipe we use beef shank and short ribs. If you can't find those, any kind of beef stew meat will do. But try to choose high quality meat, as this stew will taste much better if your meat is super tender. And this doesn't depend on the recipe but on the quality of your meat.
    • bone marrows : this is what's going to give this stew its delicious hearty flavor. If you can't find bone marrows that are sold separately, choose beef meat that includes it (as you can see on one the the pictures below). The inside of the bone marrow (well, the marrow itself) is super super delicious. In my family we fight over it! In some French traditional restaurants you can order bone marrows as a starter. They are served with toasted bread.
    • water
    • yellow onion. If you can't find yellow onion, white onion will also work.
    • cloves
    • turnips
    • carrots
    • leeks
    • potatoes (skip the potatoes for the paleo and AIP diets or use white sweet potatoes)
    • salt
    • bouquet garni (a bunch of rosemary, thyme and bay leaf). You can either but ready made bouquet garni or make it yourself. Moreover you can tie the bouquet garni together if you want but it's not an obligation (you will just have to fish the herbs back before serving).
    picture of a homemade bouquet garni
    Bouquet garni

    How to make this stove top beef stew

    • Peel the onion and pierce it four times with a knife to pin the cloves
    oinon pierced with cloves
    Onion pierced with cloves
    • Pour the water in a large Dutch oven, add a pinch of salt, the bouquet garni and the onion studded with cloves. Add the beef.
    a dutch oven filled with beef, onion, bouquet garni and water
    • Bring to a boil and simmer for 2.5 hours. In the meantime, peel and wash the turnips, potatoes, carrots and leeks.
    peeled and roughly cut carrots, leeks turnips and potatoes on a wooden board
    • At the end of the 2.5 hours, add all the vegetables to the pot.
    vegetables added in the dutch oven on top of the beef
    • Let it cook for 30 more minutes or until vegetables are tender. And voilà! This beef stew is traditionally served with cornichons (pickles) and coarse sea salt but all of this is optional. Bon appétit!
    French beef stew Pot au feu in a large Dutch oven

    Other stove top stew recipes

    • Veal stew (AIP, paleo, whole30)
    • Turkey stew (AIP, paleo, gluten free)
    • French Beef Carrots Stew (gluten free, AIP, paleo)
    Beef stew in a large white plate and a cup of bone broth in the background with a plate of cornichons and coarse salt

    French stew of beef and vegetables "Pot au feu" (AIP, paleo, whole30)

    gohealthywithbea
    A no wine stove top beef stew recipe.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 3 hrs
    Total Time 3 hrs 15 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine French
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 836 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 800 g beef shank (1.8 pounds)
    • 800 g beef short ribs (1.8 pounds)
    • 2 marrow bones
    • 2.5 litres water (10 cups)
    • 1 yellow onion
    • 4 cloves
    • 1 bouquet garni (a bunch of rosemary, thyme and bay leaf)
    • 2 turnips
    • 500 g carrots (1.2 pounds)
    • 4 leeks
    • 500 g potatoes (1.2 pounds) skip the potatoes for the paleo and AIP diets or use white sweet potatoes
    • Pinch of sea salt

    Instructions
     

    • Peel the onion and pierce it four times with a knife to pin the cloves
    • Pour the water in a large Dutch oven, add a pinch of salt, the bouquet garni and the onion studded with cloves. Add the beef.
    • Bring to a boil and simmer for 2.5 hours. In the meantime, peel and wash the turnips, potatoes, carrots and leeks.
    • At the end of the 2.5 hours, add all the vegetables to the pot and let it cook for 30 more minutes or until vegetables are tender. And voilà! This beef stew is traditionally served with cornichons (pickles) and coarse sea salt but all of this is optional.
      Bon appétit!

    Notes

    Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

    Nutrition facts per serving

    Calories: 836kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 62gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 347mgPotassium: 2472mgFiber: 12gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 26878IUVitamin C: 66mgCalcium: 252mgIron: 14mg
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    This French beef stew "pot au feu" recipe has been selected as one of the featured recipes in the “My picks” category from Phoenix Helix Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable #359!! 🥰 Thank you!!!

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    1. Quinn Adams

      January 18, 2022 at 1:05 am

      5 stars
      Hello! I just returned from a trip to Paris and my husband and I had pot au feu while there.. I wanted to make it once we got home and used this recipe tonight. Wow! It is so delicious and such a beautiful recipe. Thank you!

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      • gohealthywithbea

        January 18, 2022 at 9:45 pm

        Bonjour Quinn. Thank you so much for your nice comment ❤️❤️ I'm glad you love this recipe. It's also one of my family's favorite stews. So hearty!! I hope you enjoyed your trip to my hometown.😉

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    2. xmc

      May 09, 2022 at 8:20 pm

      5 stars
      My brother recommended I might like this blog. He was entirely right. This recipe truly made my day. Thanks!

      Reply

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