Cassoulet (Toulouse bean and meat stew)

Name: Cassoulet (Toulouse bean and meat stew)
Total time: 6 h
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 500 g dried white beans (soaked the night before); 4 confit duck legs (or fresh duck legs); 300 g pork ribs, cut into pieces; 4 Toulouse sausages; 200 g rind-on bacon; 2 onions, 4 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons tomato purée; 1.5 litres chicken or meat stock; 1 bouquet garni (thyme, bay leaf, parsley); 100 g breadcrumbs; salt, pepper, duck fat

Time: 6 hours (+ overnight soaking) (about 40 min hands-on)8 servingsapprox. 780 kcal / serving (estimated)approx. 52 g protein / serving

Cassoulet is the legendary, long-baked bean and meat dish of southwest France (Toulouse, Castelnaudary, Carcassonne). White beans, duck confit, sausage and pork ribs under a juicy, crunchy crumb crust. Pushing the crust down several times is the tradition. A festive weekend dish for a crowd that is even better the next day.

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Method

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Drain the soaked beans, bring to the boil in fresh cold water, cook for 10 minutes, and drain. This reduces the flatulence effect.
Dice the bacon and chop the onions and garlic. In a large pot, soften the onions in the bacon fat for 5 minutes, add the tomato purée, beans, bouquet garni and stock. Cook uncovered for 1 hour until the beans are almost tender.
Brown the pork ribs and sausages in a separate pan, and crisp the duck legs skin-side down.
Preheat the oven to 150 °C (135 °C fan). Layer beans in the bottom of a large, deep earthenware dish, then the meats, then beans again. Add enough cooking liquid to just cover.
Sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs, drizzle with duck fat, and bake uncovered for 3 hours. Push the forming crust down into the beans 3-4 times so that several crusts form. Top up with liquid as needed.
After pushing down the last crust, bake for another 30 minutes to crisp it. Rest for 15 minutes, then serve from the dish.

A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

Push the crust down several times so you get many crusts.
Soak the beans the night before.
Even better the next day.
Can be simplified with sausages instead of the other meats.

Frequently asked questions

Can it be simplified?

Yes, with canned beans and roast chicken legs, baked for 2 hours.

Can it be frozen?

Yes, for 2 months.

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