French Cassoulet

Name: French Cassoulet
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 lb dried great northern beans; 1 yellow onion, whole; 1 yellow onion, chopped; 4 whole cloves; kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste; 1 carrot, peeled and sliced; 1/2 cup parsley, chopped; 1/2 lb sausage meat; 1/2 pound polish type sausage, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 2 cups chicken stock (use our search engine for chicken stock recipe); 1/2 pound peeled Italian type tomatoes with sauce (we like the Cento brand); 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 lb cut up pork; 4 duck confit legs or pieces (can be purchased at Whole 'Foods or your local butcher. You may alternatively use chicken legs or thighs); 1/4 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs

Ingredients

1 lb dried great northern beans
1 yellow onion, whole
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 whole cloves
kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
1 carrot, peeled and sliced
1/2 cup parsley, chopped
1/2 lb sausage meat
1/2 pound polish type sausage, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 cups chicken stock (use our search engine for chicken stock recipe)
1/2 pound peeled Italian type tomatoes with sauce (we like the Cento brand)
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried thyme
1/2 lb cut up pork
4 duck confit legs or pieces (can be purchased at Whole 'Foods or your local butcher. You may alternatively use chicken legs or thighs)
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs

Soak beans overnight. Drain.
Place beans in large stock pot with 2 quarts of chicken stock.
Stick 2 loves in each end of the onion and add the onion. carrot and parsley to the pot.
Season with salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours or until the beans are tender..
Drain beans, discard onion and reserve the bean stock. About 2 cups.
In a large saute pan brown sausage meat and sausage slices. Remove pan and set aside.
Pour out all but 1 tbs fat from the pan.
Add chopped onion and garlic, and saute until soft.
De-glaze pan with white wine, then add tomatoes and sauce, reserved bean stock, basil and thyme.
Re-season with salt and pepper.
Simmer gently for about 20 minutes. You will have about 2 and 1//2 cups of sauce.
In a deep casserole, alternate layers of beans, meat, sausage and duck (or chicken)
Pour sauce into casserole.
In a saute pan melt butter, add the bread crumbs, 1/4 cup parsley and saute for about 2 minutes.
Place bread crumb mixture on top of casserole.
Cover and bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 1 hour.
Remove cover for last 10 to 15 minutes of baking in order to brown bread crumbs.