The Grand Feasting Pot of Governor General de Lesdiguières

Name: The Grand Feasting Pot of Governor General de Lesdiguières (La Gránele Marmite de Lesdiguières)
Prep time: 7 h 30 min
Total time: 7 h 30 min
Yield: For 12 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Dry white wine (1 gallon); Red wine (2 gallons); Peeled Italian plum tomatoes (22-lb. cans); Mushrooms (2 lbs.); Cognac (1 pint); Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Lemon (½); Yellow onions (6 medium); Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Chickens (2 whole); Pigs’ feet (12); Veal knuckle (1); Carrots (12 medium); Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Crystal salt, freshly ground black pepper, whole cloves, freshly grated nutmeg and a bouquet garni of parsley, rosemary and thyme; Lean beef, rump or top round (4 to 6 lbs.)

La Gránele Marmite de Lesdiguières

Preparation info

For
12
people

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
8 hr

Appears in

The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth

By Roy Andries De Groot

Published 1973

About

This is the modernized version of the historic one-dish winter party meal served in the sixteenth century by Governor General de Lesdiguières, who ruled the province of the Dauphiné for King Henry IV. (See discussion as to how it was originally mademenu and wine suggestions.) This dish (called a marmite after the huge earthenware pot in which it is cooked) is now one of the grandes

Ingredients

Europe
France
Main course
Supper
Mediterranean
Winter
Gluten-free

Ingredients

Method