Norman hotpot: the delicious recipe

The Norman hotpot is a delicious dish made with good vegetables, smoked bacon, ham, andouille de Vire and smoked sausage.

Ingredients for 4 persons :

500 g half-salted breast
1 green cabbage
4 carrots
4 potatoes
2 onions
2 cloves
5 grains of juniper
6 peppercorns
1 l of raw cider
350 g of ham
4 slices of andouille de Vire (thick)
2 smoked sausages
50 g of Normandy butter
Coarse salt, salt

Norman hotpot

- Immerse the breast in a Dutch oven filled with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 45 to 60 minutes at a low simmer.

- Meanwhile, wash and cut the cabbage into quarters. Peel and wash the carrots and potatoes. Peel and wash the onions.

- Plunge the cabbage in boiling salted water with coarse salt for 5 minutes. Remove it and cool it in ice water.

- Cut the carrots into bevels.

- Prick the onions with a clove.

- Place all of these vegetables (except the potatoes) in a pot. Add the juniper and peppercorns. Pour in the cider and top with water until the vegetables are immersed. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.

- Melt 20 g of butter, just brown the breast. Add to the pot with the ham, sausages, andouille and potatoes. Continue cooking for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove with a skimmer and place in a dish. Cut the ham into 4 pieces.

Serve hot, the vegetables sprinkled with Norman butter!