Simplified Cassoulet

Name: Simplified Cassoulet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 710 milliliters fresh bread crumbs (process sliced bread in a food processor or blender); 3 Tbsps butter, melted; 411 grams diced tomatoes; 3 kilograms white beans, drained; 411 grams chicken broth; 2 teaspoons dried thyme; 680 grams boneless duck breast halves; 15 servings reserved duck fat; 79 milliliters minced fresh parsley; 237 milliliters full-bodied dry red wine; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 227 grams kielbasa, cut into 6 pieces; 1 kilograms boneless lamb shoulder roast, cut into 11/2-inch cubes (or a combination of lamb and boneless pork shoulder roast); 3 Tbsps olive oil; 2 larges onions, cut into medium dice; 57 grams thinly sliced prosciutto, minced; 15 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams mild Italian sausages; 473 milliliters water

Simplified Cassoulet might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One portion of this dish contains about 45g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 666 calories. This recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 15. If you have thyme, prosciutto, beans, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 450 degrees.

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Place lamb cubes in a bowl.

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Lamb Stew Meat

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Bowl

Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper, turning to coat.

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Salt And Pepper

Cooking Oil

Place Italian sausages, 1 cup water, and remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a large heavy roasting pan set over two burners. Cover with heavy-duty foil and turn heat to medium-high. Cook until sausages lose their raw color, about 5 minutes.

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Sausage

Water

Cooking Oil

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Roasting Pan

Aluminum Foil

Remove foil (reserve it) and continue to cook until water evaporates.

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Water

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Aluminum Foil

Add smoked sausages and cook, turning frequently, until all sausages are browned, 5 to 8 minutes longer.

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Smoked Sausage

Sausage

Transfer to a plate. When cool enough to handle, cut Italian sausages into bite-size chunks. Halve smoked sausages lengthwise. Set aside.

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Italian Sausage

Smoked Sausage

Generously sprinkle duck breasts with salt and pepper. Reduce heat under roasting pan and add duck breasts, skin side down. Cook until fat has rendered and skin is mahogany brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Duck Breast

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Turn duck breasts over and continue to cook until cooked through, about 5 minutes longer.

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Duck Breast

Remove duck from pan.

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Whole Duck

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Frying Pan

Drain fat from pan and reserve. Slice each breast crosswise into 4 pieces.

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Frying Pan

Return roasting pan to medium-high heat.

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Roasting Pan

Add lamb cubes and cook, turning once, until a brown crust forms on two sides, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Lamb Stew Meat

Crust

Transfer lamb to a large ovenproof pot; set roasting pan aside.

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Lamb

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Pot

Add broth mixture and wine to lamb and cover with reserved foil, pressing down so that it almost touches meat, then sealing foil around top of pot, leaving a small opening for steam to escape. Bring to a simmer and simmer for a few minutes to burn off alcohol. Seal foil completely, then cover pot with lid.

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Alcohol