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Pot-En-Pot Recipe - (pronounced po-n-po with the n almost non existent)

Posted by Pavlov, December 30, 2008 at 9:36 AM

Pot En Pot

Servings: 1
Ingredients:

2 lb Fatty beef; up to 3 lb
5 c -Salted water
5 Potatoes; sliced or cut in
-large pieces
1 Onion; up to 2 onions
-chopped
-salt and pepper
Summer savory; to taste

—————————-POUTINES (DUMPLINGS—————————-
1 c Flour
1/2 ts -Salt
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 c -Cold water

‘Although pot-en-pot contains the same ingredients as fricot, the method
of preparation is significantly different. The most commonly used meats for
this dish are chicken and hare but beef, pork, duck or goose may also be
used. In Cheticamp and on the Magadalen Islands, pot-en-pot is called
Etouffrage.’

Poultines Blanches:
In a bowl, mix flour with salt and baking powder. Gradually add cold water
to the dough as one would when making biscuits. Roll the dough fairly
thin, cut into 1 1/2 inch squares and place in fricot or other dish.
Cut the meats into pieces. Place the pieces in a large pot with the salted
water and bring to a boil. Simmer until the meat is tender. Remove the
meat from the pot, reserving the stock.
In the bottom of a second large pot, place a layer of potatoes, a layer
of meat, a layer of chopped onion Season with salt, pepper and summer
savory and continue adding until there are no ingredients left.
Add the stock from the simmered meat and just enough water to cover
three quarters of the ingredients. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or
until the potatoes are tender.
Add Poutines Blanches (dumplings) 7 minutes before it is ready to be
served, cover for the remaining 7 minutes.

VARIATIONS: To vary the taste, other spices such as cumin or coriander may
be added to the pot-en-pot. The meat may be sauteed before being simmered
to improve it’s flavour. Handkerchief dumplings (included with Fricot a
la Belette may be layered in with the ingredients at the beginning of the
cooking time, instead of the dumplings used.

*P.S. I prefer to use Beef broth or stock instead of water...Bon Chanc!

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