Best Cassoulet Bean Soup With Wild Mushrooms Recipes

CASSOULET WITH LOTS OF VEGETABLES

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Cassoulet is one of the best of the myriad of traditional European dishes that combine beans and meat to produce wonderful rich, robust stews. This recipe maintains that spirit, but is much faster, easier, less expensive, and more contemporary, emphasizing the beans and vegetables over meat. (That probably makes it more, not less, traditional, since meat was always hard to come by before the mid-20th century.)

Provided by Mark Bittman

Categories dinner, lunch, main course

Time 40m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound Italian sausages, bone-in pork chops, confit duck legs, or duck breasts, or a combination
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 leeks or onions, trimmed, washed, and sliced
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch lengths
3 celery stalks, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 medium zucchinis or 1 small head green cabbage, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 cups chopped tomatoes, with their juice (canned are fine)
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley leaves
1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme leaves
2 bay leaves
4 cups cooked white beans (canned are OK), drained and liquid reserved in any case
2 cups stock, dry red wine, bean cooking liquid, or water, plus more as needed
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, add the meat, and cook, turning as needed, until the meat is deeply browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from the pan and drain off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat.
Turn the heat to medium and add the garlic, leeks or onions, carrots, celery, and zucchini or cabbage; and sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, their liquid, the reserved meat, and the herbs and bring to a boil. Add the beans; bring to a boil again, stirring occasionally, then reduce the heat so the mixture bubbles gently but continuously. Cook for about 20 minutes, adding the liquid when the mixture gets thick and the vegetables are melting away.
Fish out the meat and remove the bones and skin as needed. Chop into chunks and return to the pot along with the cayenne. Cook another minute or two to warm through, then taste and adjust seasoning if necessary and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 363, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 16 grams, Protein 28 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 1106 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

WILD MUSHROOM AND NAVY BEAN SOUP

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Make and share this Wild Mushroom and Navy Bean Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Categories Vegetable

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 lbs wild mushrooms, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup thinly sliced green onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 cups beef stock or 6 cups mushroom stock
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 (14 ounce) cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup whipping cream
cayenne pepper, a pinch (or to taste)
fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup minced fresh chives

Steps:

In a big soup pot, melt butter over medium heat.
Add in mushrooms, garlic, green onions, and salt; saute until mushrooms have released their liquid and are browned, about 10 minutes.
Sprinkle with flour and saute for 2 minutes.
Gradually whisk in stock and wine.
Add in beans and bring to a boil, stirring often.
Decrease heat and simmer for about 20 minutes to blend the flavors.
Stir in cream, cayenne, and salt/black pepper to taste; reheat over medium heat until steaming, stirring often.
Ladle into heated bowls and garnish with chives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 465, Fat 24.2, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 74.7, Sodium 1426, Carbohydrate 43.6, Fiber 15.6, Sugar 3.4, Protein 18.8