Cassoulet, for 2
Cassoulet, for 2

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, cassoulet, for 2. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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. That wasn't going to happen so I found a cassoulet with "easy" in the title and decided to go with it and change the ingredients to make it work for two.

Cassoulet, for 2 is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Cassoulet, for 2 is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

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

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

Layers of duck, two kinds of sausage, a hearty ragout, and beans make this the comfort meal to end all comfort meals. It's an occasion to break out the biggest pot you own. 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.

Steps 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.

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. This recipe is a shortcut, staying true to the rustic intentions of the stew but timed for more modern lifestyles. Add the sausages and cook over moderately high heat until browned all over.

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