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Lorraine potée

Lorraine potée

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The Lorraine potée: beef shanks, white beans, onions, and a bouquet garni simmered together, followed by carrots, turnips, leeks, smoked sausages, bacon, …

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Recipe from Brunodesacacias, JackPotte, (:Julien:) and 11 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The Lorraine potée is a signature dish of Belgian cuisine. It combines meats and vegetables for a complete meal, served in two stages: first, a soup with grilled bread slices, followed by vegetables topped with sausages.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time2 hr 30 min
  • Resting12 hr
  • Total15 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$33.22 $8.31 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.02
  • $0.87
  • $0.84
  • $1.54
  • $8.91
  • $6.39
  • $2.04
  • $2.79
  • $5.79
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The day before, soak the beans in cold water for 12 hours.
  2. Place them in a large pot with the shank, the skewered onion, and the bouquet garni. Cover with water, bring to a boil, and skim off any foam that rises to the surface.
  3. Let it simmer for a total of 1 hour and 50 minutes.
  4. Peel the carrots and turnips, and wash the leeks, then tie them together. ≈ 8 min
  5. After 1 hour of cooking, add these vegetables, the sausages, and the bacon.
  6. Blanch the cabbage leaves for 2 minutes in boiling, salted water, and add them towards the end of the cooking time.
  7. Peel the potatoes and boil them separately for 20 minutes.
  8. Serve the potée hot, with the root vegetables, and seasoned with broth.

The bill

Lorraine potée

  • 2 smoked sausages$4.02
  • 100 g of bacon pieces$0.87
  • 250 g of dried white beans$0.84
  • 4 carrots$1.54
  • 4 turnips$8.91
  • 4 small leeks$6.39
  • 6 garden apples$2.04
  • 1 head of curly kale$2.79
  • 1 bouquet garni$5.79
  • salt and pepper$0.03

Total$33.22

that's $8.31 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • One half-cured pork leg
  • 2 smoked sausages
  • 100 g of bacon pieces
  • 250 g of dried white beans
  • 4 carrots
  • 4 turnips
  • 4 small leeks
  • 6 garden apples
  • 1 head of curly kale
  • 1 onion with one clove of garlic pierced into it
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • salt and pepper

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