Cassoulet

Cassoulet

This Is A Much Quicker Version Than The Traditional French Version!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

4 chicken confit quarters or duck confit

3 cans cannellini beans, drained

2 carrots, diced

2 celery stalks, sliced

1 onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

3-4 cups chicken bone stock

3/4 cup pancetta, small dice

1 smoked keilbasa sausage, sliced

1 tbsp duck fat

1/2 tsp dried thyme

pinch of ground cloves

2 bay leaves

minced chives for garnish

salt

pepper

Cooking Tools

Dutch oven or

Cassoulet pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F. On the stove top on medium heat, in a Dutch oven or Cassoulet pan, melt duck fat and saute Pancetta to render some of the fat. Add in carrots, celery, onions and garlic until slightly tender. Add in beans, sausage, seasoning and the stock. Bring to a simmer and lay the confit of chicken or duck and immerse into the stock and beans.  Place in the oven for about 40 minutes to evaporate some of the liquid.  Remove bay leaves before serving. Garnish with minced chives.

Serves 4

Cassoulet

Cassoulet 
A Delicious French Bean Casserole
Difficulty: Easy

 

Ingredients
4 confit duck legs
2 cups smoked sausage, diced
1/2 cup pancetta, diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 cups carrots, sliced
1 1/2 cups celery, sliced
2 cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
3/4 cup cooked lentils
1 can whole peeled tomatoes and liquid
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 cloves garlic, pressed
1 cup chicken stock
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp olive oil or duck fat
salt
pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.  In a large oven proof skillet, heat on medium heat add butter and olive oil (or duck fat) Add pancetta, onions, carrots, celery, garlic and saute until vegetables are slightly tender.  Add; beans, lentils, sausage, tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato sauce and thyme.  cook for additional 10 minutes.  Salt and pepper to taste, then nestle duck confit  into the beans.  Place oven proof lid on and bake in oven for 30 minutes, remove lid and cook for additional 10-15 minutes.
Serves 4