🥘 What Is Cassoulet?
Cassoulet is a rustic casserole from southern France, traditionally made with white beans, duck confit, pork, and sausage. It’s slow-cooked to develop deep flavors and topped with a golden crust that’s stirred back in several times during baking.
🔪 Step-by-Step Guide to Making Cassoulet
- Start with the Meats
- Brown bacon, sausage, and duck confit to build flavor.
- shows how to layer flavors with bacon fat, garlic, and chicken broth for a rich base.
- Prepare the Beans
- Use white beans like Tarbais or cannellini. Soak overnight and simmer with aromatics.
- walks through bean prep and how to infuse them with flavor from pork belly and duck fat.
- Build the Stew
- Combine beans, meats, vegetables (onion, carrot, celery), and herbs (thyme, bay leaf, parsley).
- demonstrates how to balance the ingredients for a classic, elegant version.
- Bake Low and Slow
- Cook uncovered for hours, stirring the crust back in to deepen flavor.
- offers a traditional walkthrough with tips on layering and baking.
- Finish with a Crust
- Top with breadcrumbs and duck fat, then bake until golden.
- celebrates the final crusty topping that makes cassoulet so irresistible.
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