When we were growing up, our dad made corned beef and cabbage every so often if he got a craving. I was always excited to see that it was for dinner because it was such a rare treat! I’ve never made it myself (yet!) but when I came across the Pot-au-Feu recipe in the Zuni book it immediately brought to mind my dad’s “boiled dinners” and I got really excited to make it. These sorts of one-pot dinners are wonderful not only because they’re easy to make and clean up, but also because the flavor is so much better than just a sum of the parts! What’s more humble than a few hunks of chewy meat, some potatoes, carrots, and cabbage? Not much. And yet when you taste this, I promise the last thing you’ll think is “humble” . . . it’s absolutely delicious!
And there’s only one pan to wash after dinner.
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