Cassoulet, for 2
Cassoulet, for 2

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Uncover cassoulet and check liquid level; mixture should still have several inches of liquid. If beans seem dry, add more of the reserved bean liquid. Spread half the crumb mixture evenly over the beans and return to oven. Layers of duck, two kinds of sausage, a hearty ragout, and beans make this the comfort meal to end all comfort meals.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have cassoulet, for 2 using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cassoulet, for 2:
  1. Prepare 1 carrot, cut into small cubes
  2. Take 1 red onion, peeled and chopped
  3. Take 1 celery stalk, finely sliced
  4. Make ready 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  5. Get 1/2 tsp dried thyme, sage and rosemary
  6. Take 2 duck legs, or leftover duck or goose chunks
  7. Take 2 large sausages, or equivalent amount of chipolatas, left whole
  8. Make ready 1 can beans, any type, in water. cannellini beans work well.
  9. Prepare 1 can chopped tomatoes
  10. Get 1 small 190 ml bottle of red wine or 1 glass of red wine
  11. Make ready 1-2 slices bread - fresh, stale or toasted, it doesn't matter!
  12. Take 1 tbsp olive oil
  13. Take 1/2 head cabbage, your choice, shredded, or some green beans

Let cool, then cut the sausages. A traditional cassoulet would include white beans, duck or duck confit, pork, sausages, and/or mutton. However, it was a peasant's stew, constructed based on availability of ingredients therefore varying readily. Typically, it is a long cooking dish often taking days to prepare.

Instructions to make Cassoulet, for 2:
  1. If using fresh duck or goose, put in the oven now at 180 C, and follow the rest of the steps up to step 7 while it's cooking.
  2. Gently fry the diced carrot, red onion, celery and garlic in a little oil until softened and just starting to brown.
  3. Add the dried herbs to the fried veg
  4. Add the wine and simmer until reduced by half.
  5. Add the beans and tomatoes with their juice. Simmer until reduced by half.
  6. While the mixture simmers, whiz the bread with some olive oil and a sprinkling of dried thyme in a food processor to make bread crumbs. If you haven't got a food processor then just finely chop or pick into little croutons and mix with the olive oil and thyme by hand. Or, if you have a pack of breadcrumbs, use those.
  7. Lay the sausages and duck or goose on top of the veg and bean mixture, and place the oily breadcrumbs in the gaps between the meat, and cook in the oven until the meat is browned and there is only a small amount of liquid left, around 40 mins.
  8. To include some greens, serve with some steamed and seasoned cabbage or green beans, and a glass of red.

However, it was a peasant's stew, constructed based on availability of ingredients therefore varying readily. Typically, it is a long cooking dish often taking days to prepare. This recipe is a shortcut, staying true to the rustic intentions of the stew but timed for more modern lifestyles. Pour into the pot just to cover the beans. The first time I had cassoulet in its home turf it was a revelation.

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