Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

pot-au-feu
     n : traditional French stew of vegetables and beef