The Wine Cask cassoulet

Name: The Wine Cask cassoulet
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams smoked bacon, diced; 2 bay leaves; 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter, melted; 2 carrots, diced; 237 milliliters diced celery; 1 kilograms duck legs, browned and drained; 237 milliliters mixed fresh herbs (parsley, basil, thyme), chopped; 2 Tbsps minced garlic; 113 grams Italian sausage or other pork sausage, cooked and diced; 1 kilograms dry navy beans; 118 milliliters olive oil; 237 milliliters diced pancetta; 118 milliliters minced parsley; 1 teaspoons pepper; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps finely diced shallots; 118 milliliters fresh thyme, whole leaves; 4 tomatoes, chopped; 4 liters veal stock or chicken or vegetable stock; 8 Soak beans hours or overnight in water to cover. Drain. Cook beans in large pot with plenty of fresh water until al dente, 35 to 40 minutes. Strain and set aside; 3 white onions, minced; 1 loafs day-old Italian or French bread, cut into pieces; 16 servings. Each serving: 678 calories; 1,530 mg sodium; 54 mg cholesterol; 34 grams fat; 64 grams carbohydrates; 28 grams protein; 5.26 grams fiber

The Wine Cask cassoulet

The Wine Cask cassoulet is a gluten free main course. This recipe makes 16 servings with 531 calories, 30g of protein, and 31g of fat each. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up thyme, navy beans, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert.

Instructions

Place half of beans in 8-quart roasting pan. With slotted spoon, distribute meat-and-vegetable mixture evenly over beans. Reserve stock and skim fat from surface. Cover meats and vegetables with remaining beans.

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Add just enough stock to barely cover beans. Cover and bake at 350 degrees 2 hours.*

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Place bread in food processor and process to fine meal.

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Add butter and mixed herbs. Process to mix. Uncover cassoulet and sprinkle evenly with prepared crumbs.

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Bake uncovered until well-browned and bubbling, 1 1/2 hours longer. (Check after 1 hour of cooking and add more stock if needed.)16 servings. Each serving: 678 calories; 1,530 mg sodium; 54 mg cholesterol; 34 grams fat; 64 grams carbohydrates; 28 grams protein; 5.26 grams fiber.

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