I remember this growing up! Most of the time, it was just a heap of tailbones (ox, cow, not sure ... whatever was cheap or free, veg from our Victory Garden)
My mom was French-Canadian and we grew up in a German Catholic parish surrounded by Norwegians (St Paul/Minneapolis) and our family was pretty much the only French family for miles... so our diet was ... odd and wonderful ... neighbor kids would be at our house all the time... we didn’t know how special we were, only that my mom made weird stuff like pâté chinois (which I later found out was just a KFC bowl or cottage pie!) and whoopie pies (she grew up in Maine, over the border from Canada, spoke French her entire childhood...)
Now I just want to make a pot-sure-feu, just to go home again for a few moments...
Sounds like a great winter dish.
My favorite winter dish!
I serve the meat from the Pot su Feu with a homemade Vinaigrette.
Ooooh that sounds perfect!
I remember this growing up! Most of the time, it was just a heap of tailbones (ox, cow, not sure ... whatever was cheap or free, veg from our Victory Garden)
My mom was French-Canadian and we grew up in a German Catholic parish surrounded by Norwegians (St Paul/Minneapolis) and our family was pretty much the only French family for miles... so our diet was ... odd and wonderful ... neighbor kids would be at our house all the time... we didn’t know how special we were, only that my mom made weird stuff like pâté chinois (which I later found out was just a KFC bowl or cottage pie!) and whoopie pies (she grew up in Maine, over the border from Canada, spoke French her entire childhood...)
Now I just want to make a pot-sure-feu, just to go home again for a few moments...
Gerard! Thank you for sharing such wonderful memories!! You made me smile… your happiness jumps from your words. I hope you make it!
It’s definitely pot-au-feu weather here!