Marmite Sarthoise an authentic recipe

No No it’s not a receipt for a French type of black treacly salty spread that you either love or hate!

A marmite is a heavy lidded cooking pot, thus a dish cooked therein.   

Sarth is a departement in France where Le Mans and Jasnières are.  

Preparation Time : 15 mn

Cooking time : 35 mn

Ingredients (for 6 people) :
- 200 g white chicken meat cut into pieces
- 160 g of rabbit meat cut into pieces
- 80 g of Ham
- 200 g of Green cabbage
- 120 g of Chopped mushrooms
- 180 g of Carrots
- 200 g of Potatoes
- 100 g of Turnips
- 25 cl of good meat stock
- 10 cl of crème fraîche
- 250 cl of dry Jasnières
- olive oil
- salt, pepper

Preparation :

1)         Cut in advance the chicken, rabbit and ham into small pieces and cut the cabbage,          carrots, turnips and potatoes into thin strips.

2)         Salt the vegetables and steam them for 10 minutes
3)         Dredge the chicken and rabbit in flour and brown in a pan with butter
4)         Then mix in the mushrooms and ham
5)         Deglaze with some of the Jasnières then reduce by ¾, add the stock, then the crème       fraîche let simmer for a minute then season.
6)         Add the rest of the wine to cover all that is in the pan

7)         Then add the vegetables, simmer for 10 minutes so the vegetables can take on the           aromas of the meats.