Cassoulet

Cassoulet is a French dish that originated in the south of France in the city of Castelnaudary. The dish is made with beans, meat, and vegetables, and is often slow-cooked in a earthenware pot.

The exact origins of the dish are unknown, but it is thought to date back to the 14th century. The dish became popular in the 17th century, and has since been adopted by other countries, including the United States.

There are many different recipes for cassoulet, but the traditional dish is made with white beans, duck or goose confit, pork, and sausages. The beans are cooked in a broth with the meat, and the vegetables are added towards the end of cooking.

Advice

When making cassoulet, it is important to take your time and plan ahead. Start by gathering all the ingredients you need and preparing them in advance. Make sure you have enough time to cook the beans, sausage, and other ingredients separately. When you are ready to assemble the cassoulet, preheat the oven to a low temperature. Layer the ingredients in the baking dish, starting with the beans, followed by the sausage, pork, and other ingredients. Finally, pour over the stock, add the herbs and spices, and bake for the recommended time. Enjoy your homemade cassoulet!

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Recipes

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Slow-Cooker Cassoulet

  • chicken
  • parsley
  • salt
  • bread crumb
  • pork shoulder
  • onion
  • navy bean
  • salt pork
  • tomato
  • bay leaf
  • carrot
  • duck leg
  • thyme
  • garlic
  • italian sausage
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Cassoulet

  • pork belly
  • white pepper
  • baking soda
  • french spice powder
  • bouquet garni
  • turnip
  • duck
  • celery root
  • rutabaga
  • rosemary
  • thyme
  • cayenne pepper
  • cardamom
  • coriander
  • nutmeg
  • sweet paprika
  • salt
  • tomato paste
  • bay leaf
  • pig ear
  • celery
  • tarbais bean
  • duck leg
  • carrot
  • unsmoked pork hock
  • garlic
  • pods star anise
  • pork garlic sausage
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Traditional French Cassoulet Recipe

  • black pepper
  • cannellini bean
  • garlic sausage
  • carrot
  • onion
  • chicken stock
  • garlic
  • duck
  • bay leaf
  • celery
  • salt
  • gelatin
  • parsley
  • clove
  • chicken thigh
  • salt pork
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Whole-Duck Cassoulet

  • duck confit
  • salt
  • parsley
  • bread crumb
  • lamb shoulder
  • garlic
  • clove
  • thyme
  • garlicky sausage
  • too smoky bacon
  • cayenne pepper
  • duck stock
  • bay leaf
  • duck breast
  • onion
  • tomato
  • navy bean
  • garlic
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Classic Cassoulet

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • salt
  • pork sausage
  • juniper berry
  • tomato
  • bay leaf
  • garlic
  • garlic
  • carrot
  • onion
  • garlic sausage
  • salt
  • cannellini bean
  • pork shoulder
  • parsley
  • vegetable oil
  • black peppercorn
  • carrot
  • clove
  • bread crumb
  • garlic
  • garlic
  • thyme
  • chicken stock
  • salt
  • duck leg
  • pancetta
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Lamb Shank Cassoulet

  • white wine
  • great northern bean
  • rosemary
  • salt
  • salt
  • onion
  • fennel
  • water
  • pepper
  • thyme
  • olive oil
  • thyme
  • meaty lamb shank
  • bay leaf
  • tomato paste
  • celery
  • chicken broth
  • garlic
  • salt
  • thyme
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Ad-Lib Turkey Cassoulet

  • CASSOULET
  • hot chicken
  • salt
  • carrot
  • onion
  • bacon
  • smoked garlic sausage
  • cayenne pepper
  • bread crumb
  • butter
  • parsley
  • thyme
  • olive oil
  • turkey leg
  • garlic
  • BEANS
  • salt
  • cannellini bean
  • bay leaf
  • onion
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Cassoulet With Sausage

  • salt
  • salt
  • great northern bean
  • tomato paste
  • oregano
  • onion
  • onion
  • orange zest
  • white wine
  • italian sausage
  • sugar
  • san marzano tomato
  • porcini mushroom
  • nutmeg
  • cinnamon
  • cayenne pepper
  • clove
  • garlic
  • celery
  • lamb leg
  • day sourdough bread
  • olive oil
  • bay leaf
  • parsley
  • thyme
  • pancetta
  • carrot
  • garlic
  • clove
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Slow-Cooked Pork and White Bean Cassoulet

  • white wine
  • fennel seed
  • red chile pepper chile de arbol
  • garlic
  • yellow
  • tomato
  • chicken broth
  • tomato paste
  • rosemary
  • smoked paprika
  • leek
  • cannellini
  • pork shoulder
  • olive oil
  • black pepper
  • salt
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Weeknight Cassoulet

  • black pepper
  • salt
  • white northern bean
  • onion
  • stalk celery
  • cracker crumb
  • water
  • white wine vinegar
  • parsley
  • garlic
  • italian sausage
  • olive oil
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Cassoulet

  • salt
  • bread crumb
  • thyme
  • rosemary chicken broth
  • onion
  • zucchini
  • tomato
  • duck confit leg
  • celery
  • cannellini bean
  • butter
  • parsley
  • olive oil
  • carrot
  • garlic
  • loose
  • bacon
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Cassoulet

  • salt
  • bouquet garni parsley
  • carrot
  • onion
  • water
  • garlic
  • navy
  • garlic sausage
  • unsmoked bacon
  • rendered duck
  • tomato
  • veal demi glace
  • confit duck leg
  • links duck
  • pork rind
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Toulouse-Style Cassoulet

  • bouquet garni parsley
  • salt
  • pork shoulder
  • french pork sausage
  • vegetable oil
  • garlic
  • plum tomato
  • duck
  • bread crumb
  • salt pork
  • cannellini bean
  • ham hock
  • onion
  • chicken broth
  • carrot
  • pancetta
  • prosciutto
  • pork skin
  • duck confit leg
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Cassoulet with Duck, Sausage and Pork

  • cannellini bean
  • rosemary
  • thyme
  • herbs de provence
  • fennel
  • onion
  • onion
  • black pepper
  • duck broth
  • salt
  • carrot
  • duck
  • bay leaf
  • chicken broth
  • pork garlic sausage
  • sous vide confit duck leg
  • garlic
  • pork tenderloin
  • salt pork
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Easy Cassoulet

  • white wine
  • butter
  • garlic
  • onion
  • tomato
  • sausage
  • bread crumb
  • chicken broth
  • parsley
  • celery
  • carrot
  • chicken thigh
  • water
  • bacon
  • great northern bean
  • herb
  • oregano
  • salt
  • salt
  • thyme
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Cassoulet

  • bouquet garni wrapped
  • confit duck meat
  • salt
  • lamb boned shoulder
  • thyme
  • brown duck stock
  • parsley
  • bacon
  • tomato puree
  • bread crumb
  • navy bean
  • garlic
  • rendered duck
  • bay leaf
  • onion
  • white wine
  • rendered duck
  • water
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Cassoulet

  • salt
  • onion
  • duck
  • red wine
  • tomato paste
  • chili flake
  • bay leaf
  • pork sausage
  • garlic
  • rosemary
  • navy bean
  • braising liquid
  • navy bean
  • pancetta
  • thyme
  • bread crumb
  • duck
  • rabbit confit
  • braised lamb
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Cassoulet

  • bouquet garni
  • bread crumb
  • salt
  • goose
  • herb
  • white wine
  • lamb shoulder
  • onion
  • pig' foot
  • goose leg
  • garlic sausage
  • pancetta
  • tomato
  • navy bean
  • all purpose flour
  • carrot
  • carrot
  • garlic
  • onion
  • pork rind
  • salt
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Cassoulet

  • duck confit
  • salt
  • pork rind
  • nutmeg
  • pork sausage
  • duck
  • ham bone
  • garlic
  • onion
  • northern
  • ham hock
  • thyme
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Dominique Ansel's Cassoulet

  • baguette
  • salt
  • all purpose flour
  • garlic
  • morteau sausage
  • riesling
  • pork belly
  • black peppercorn
  • san marzano tomato
  • carrot
  • onion
  • rosemary
  • tarbais bean
  • duck
  • garlic
  • thyme
  • duck leg
  • bay leaf

Ingredient Breakdown

 
salt
garlic
onion
thyme
carrot
bay leaf
parsley
bread crumb
tomato
olive oil
navy bean
duck
black pepper
white wine
tomato paste
celery
rosemary
cannellini bean
butter
pancetta
chicken broth
garlic sausage
clove
water
bacon
pork shoulder
salt pork
duck leg
bouquet garni
cayenne pepper
chicken stock
chicken thigh
pork sausage
italian sausage
nutmeg
fennel seed
great northern bean
rendered duck
pork rind
pork belly
tarbais bean
pork garlic sausage
duck confit
lamb shoulder
juniper berry
vegetable oil
black peppercorn
fennel
chicken breast
unsmoked bacon
oregano
san marzano tomato
duck confit leg
bouquet garni parsley
ham hock
herb
all purpose flour
chicken
white pepper
baking soda
french spice powder
turnip
celery root
rutabaga
cardamom
coriander
sweet paprika
pig ear
unsmoked pork hock
pods star anise
gelatin
garlicky sausage
too smoky bacon
duck stock
duck breast
japanese eggplant
haricots vert
cherry tomato
marjoram
red pepper flake
oil anchovy
comté cheese
pepper
meaty lamb shank
chicken leg
hot chicken
smoked garlic sausage
turkey leg
bacon lardon
butternut squash
orange zest
sugar
porcini mushroom
cinnamon
lamb leg
day sourdough bread
red chile pepper chile de arbol
yellow
smoked paprika
leek
cannellini
white northern bean
stalk celery
cracker crumb
white wine vinegar
sourdough bread
andouille
shallot
rosemary chicken broth
zucchini
loose
ground salt
giant white bean
brussels sprout
chicken chicken breast
fennel spice rub
white peppercorn
coriander seed
grey salt
parsnip
navy
veal demi glace
confit duck leg
links duck
french pork sausage
plum tomato
prosciutto
pork skin
herbs de provence
duck broth
sous vide confit duck leg
pork tenderloin
sausage
bouquet garni wrapped
confit duck meat
lamb boned shoulder
brown duck stock
tomato puree
red wine
chili flake
braising liquid
rabbit confit
braised lamb
goose
pig' foot
goose leg
ham bone
northern
baguette
morteau sausage
riesling
bread
toulouse sausage
persillade sauce
cuttlefish
white lingot bean
pork loin

Insights

Correlated with Lower Ratings

  • tomato paste

Correlated with Higher Ratings

  • bay leaf

Staple Ingredients

  • garlic 78%
  • salt 74%
  • onion 67%

Common Ingredients

  • carrot 56%
  • thyme 56%
  • parsley 44%
  • bay leaf 41%

Usual Ingredients

  • bread crumb 37%
  • olive oil 37%
  • tomato 33%
  • black pepper 30%
  • celery 26%
  • butter 22%
  • cannellini bean 22%
  • chicken broth 22%
  • navy bean 22%
  • tomato paste 22%
  • white wine 22%