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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pot-au-feu

Pot-au-feu \Pot`-au`-feu"\, n. [F., lit., pot on the fire.] (Cookery) A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, -- a dish esp. common among the French.
--Grant Allen.

WordNet
pot-au-feu

n. traditional French stew of vegetables and beef

Wikipedia
Pot-au-feu

Pot-au-feu ( "pot on the fire") is a French beef stew. According to the chef Raymond Blanc, pot-au-feu is "the quintessence of French family cuisine, it is the most celebrated dish in France. It honours the tables of the rich and poor alike."

Usage examples of "pot-au-feu".

I have destroyed Pot-au-Feu, retaken our deserters, and our orders are to go home!

The third horse carried the gold and, it was hoped, would provide a mount for Lady Farthingdale if Pot-au-Feu kept his word and released her on payment of the ransom.

The inference of Farthingdale's words was that Lady Farthingdale, having survived capture by Pot-au-Feu, would be at risk from Sharpe's men.

Sharpe's Christmas meal, and the hare stew that Pot-au-Feu ate in the Convent, all came from Elizabeth David's magnificent French Provincial Cooking, a book that has given me more pleasure than most.

What you would call a pot-au-feu, Maurice, or you, Maggie, an olla podrida.