Christmas Cassoulet

Name: Christmas Cassoulet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 50
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 liters fresh white breadcrumbs; 4 carrots, peeled and cut into large pieces; 50 servings Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1500 mLs dry white wine, such as Sauvignon Blanc; 79 milliliters duck fat; 237 milliliters duck fat, plus more as needed; 4 fresh bay leaves; 1 small bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley; 473 milliliters fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 10 fresh sage, leaves; 9 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 kilograms garlic sausage; 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 10 cloves garlic, very finely chopped; 5 kilograms goose; 5 kilograms bone-in legs of lamb, deboned and cut into 2-inch cubes, bones reserved; 4 leeks, light-green and white parts only, washed and chopped; 8 liters quarts homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock; 4 kilograms Tarbais beans, washed and drained; 2 kilograms onions, chopped; 1 kilograms pancetta, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 2 kilograms whole plum tomatoes, drained; 3 kilograms bone-in pork loin, deboned and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes, bones reserved; 7 kilograms Peking ducks

Christmas Cassoulet might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 56% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 50. One serving contains 1709 calories, 79g of protein, and 129g of fat. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of tarbais beans, thyme, peking ducks, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the breadcrumbs you could follow this main course with the Apple Strudel as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Evenly divide chicken stock and beans between 2 large stockpots. Bring both pots to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and let simmer for 20 minutes, skimming foam from surface as it rises.

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Chicken Stock

Beans

Remove pot from heat and let beans cool in liquid.Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Fit 2 roasting pans with racks; set aside.

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Beans

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Pot

Remove thyme leaves from 3 sprigs of thyme. Season ducks, inside and out, with salt, pepper, and thyme leaves.

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Thyme

Pepper

Duck

Salt

Place two ducks on one rack in a roasting pan, and one duck on another.

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Whole Duck

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Roasting Pan

Add enough water to each roasting pan to come just below the bottom of the racks.

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Water

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Roasting Pan

Transfer both roasting pans to oven and roast for 45 minutes.Fit another roasting pan with a rack. Season goose, inside and out, with salt, pepper, and sage. Using a fork, prick skin all over and place on rack in roasting pan.

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Pepper

Whole Goose

Sage

Salt

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Add enough water to come just below the bottom of the rack.

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Water

Transfer to oven; roast for 1 hour.

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Oven

Place lamb and pork bones on a large rimmed baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper; transfer to oven and roast for 30 minutes.Meanwhile, melt 1/4 cup duck fat in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Salt And Pepper

Pork Bone

Duck Fat

Lamb

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Oven

Add lamb cubes, working in batches as necessary, and cook, turning, until browned on all sides; transfer to a plate and set aside.

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Lamb Stew Meat

Add pork cubes, working in batches as necessary and adding 1/4 cup more duck fat, if needed, 1 tablespoon at a time (you may not need to use the full 1/4 cup). Cook, turning, until browned on all sides; transfer to a plate and set aside.

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Duck Fat

Pork

Add pancetta to skillet, working in batches as necessary, and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides; transfer to a plate and set aside. Alternatively, melt 1/4 cup duck fat in each of 3 large skillets and, working in batches, brown meat separately in each skillet.

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Duck Fat

Pancetta

Meat

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Frying Pan

Drain fat from skillet; add 1/2 cup of duck fat to skillet and melt over medium-high heat.

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Duck Fat

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Frying Pan

Add onions and garlic to skillet, in batches if necessary, and cook, stirring, until golden, about 10 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add tomatoes and 1 bottle of wine; let simmer for 15 minutes. Alternatively, if using 3 skillets, divide onion, garlic, tomato, and wine evenly among the 3 skillets.

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Tomato

Garlic

Onion

Wine

Transfer to stockpots with beans and their liquid, dividing evenly.

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Beans

Remove breast meat from ducks and goose.

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Whole Goose

Meat

Remove the legs of each and cut each leg into two pieces; remove bones from thighs.

Cut breast and thigh meat into bite-size pieces and set aside.

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Meat

Remove wings and set aside along with drumsticks. Cover meat, wings, and drumsticks and refrigerate overnight. Using a cleaver, halve carcasses; set aside.

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Chicken Drumsticks

Chicken Wings

Meat

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Cleaver

Place 2 large layers of cheesecloth on work surface. Repeat with another 2 layers of cheesecloth to make 2 separate cheesecloth stacks. Evenly divide duck and goose carcasses, roasted bones, parsley, leeks, carrots, cloves, bay leaves, and remaining 6 sprigs thyme between cheesecloth stacks. Wrap and tie with kitchen twine to enclose.

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Bay Leaves

Carrot

Parsley

Clove

Whole Duck

Leek

Thyme

Wrap

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Kitchen Twine

Cheesecloth

Add one to each pot with beans and add enough water to cover beans by 2 inches.

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Beans

Water

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Pot

Place pots over medium-high heat; simmer until beans are almost tender, about 1 1/2 hours. Beans should be covered by 2 inches of liquid at all times; if liquid begins to reduce, add water as necessary.

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Beans

Water

Remove from heat and remove as much excess liquid from beans as you can; transfer liquid to an airtight container and refrigerate overnight.

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Beans

Let bean mixture cool for 1 hour; transfer to refrigerator and refrigerate, uncovered, overnight.The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Oven

Place beans over medium-high heat; bring to a simmer.

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Beans

Remove cheesecloth packets and discard. Skim fat from the surface of reserved bean liquid and divide evenly between the two pots of beans.In a Dutch oven that holds at least 18 quarts, alternately layer the beans with remaining bottle of wine and a mixture of the reserved cubed lamb, pork, pancetta, duck, and goose, seasoning between each layer with salt and pepper. Top the mixture with the reserved duck and goose drumsticks and wings.Make the Topping: In a medium bowl, mix together breadcrumbs, parsley, garlic; season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Breadcrumbs

Chicken Drumsticks

Seasoning

Pancetta

Parsley

Garlic

Beans

Whole Duck

Chicken Wings

Lamb

Pork

Wine

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Cheesecloth

Dutch Oven

Bowl

Drizzle with duck fat and stir to moisten.

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Duck Fat

Sprinkle evenly over to cover.

Transfer Dutch oven to oven and bake until a light-brown crust has formed, 2 to 3 hours.About 1 hour before you are ready to serve, place sausages in a high-sided skillet; add enough water to skillet to cover sausages by three-quarters. Bring water to a simmer over medium-high heat; cook, turning, about 35 minutes. Cover skillet and continue cooking until sausage is cooked through, about 10 minutes more.

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Sausage