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
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
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
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
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
Summer Vegetable Cassoulet With Crispy Gruyère
- black pepper
- thyme
- tomato paste
- fennel seed
- butter
- japanese eggplant
- haricots vert
- cherry tomato
- salt
- marjoram
- red pepper flake
- parsley
- oil anchovy
- white wine
- garlic
- comté cheese
- olive oil
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
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
Classic French Chicken and Sausage Cassoulet Recipe
- white wine
- bacon
- chicken leg
- navy bean
- pork sausage
- chicken stock
- tomato paste
- parsley
- bouquet garni
- chicken breast
- bread crumb
- thyme
- black pepper
- salt
- onion
- tomato
- carrot
- garlic
- butter
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
Cast-Iron Skillet Quick Cassoulet
- salt
- chicken broth
- carrot
- onion
- bread crumb
- navy bean
- bay leaf
- olive oil
- unsmoked bacon
- chicken thigh
- garlic
- thyme
- garlic sausage
Traditional French Butternut Squash Cassoulet Recipe
- bacon lardon
- navy bean
- parsley
- bouquet garni
- carrot
- chicken breast
- chicken stock
- bread crumb
- thyme
- thyme
- black pepper
- black pepper
- onion
- salt
- garlic
- butternut squash
- butter
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
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
Weeknight Cassoulet
- black pepper
- salt
- white northern bean
- onion
- stalk celery
- cracker crumb
- water
- white wine vinegar
- parsley
- garlic
- italian sausage
- olive oil
Confit Chicken Thigh and Andouille Sausage Cassoulet
- salt
- olive oil
- garlic
- onion
- sourdough bread
- chicken thigh
- tomato
- bay leaf
- andouille
- shallot
- navy bean
- garlic
- juniper berry
- thyme
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
Bean Cassoulet with Fennel Spiced Chicken and Roasted Vegetables
- ground salt
- fennel seed
- giant white bean
- olive oil
- brussels sprout
- chicken chicken breast
- fennel spice rub
- pancetta
- white peppercorn
- onion
- garlic
- coriander seed
- grey salt
- celery
- carrot
- parsnip
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cassoulet
- duck confit
- salt
- pork rind
- nutmeg
- pork sausage
- duck
- ham bone
- garlic
- onion
- northern
- ham hock
- thyme
Cuttlefish Cassoulet with Pork Sausage (Cassoulet de Seiches à la Gruissanaise)
- bread
- salt
- toulouse sausage
- tomato
- olive oil
- onion
- persillade sauce
- duck
- tomato
- cuttlefish
- white lingot bean
- pork loin
Ingredient Breakdown
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%