Best Cassoulet Toulousain Recipes

CASSOULET TOULOUSAIN LA COTE BASQUE

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in cold water to cover.
• Cut each duck into 10 pieces (legs, thighs, wings, breast cut in half). Salt and leave overnight in refrigerator.
• Drain beans and put them in a large casserole or kettle. Add water to cover. Simmer two minutes, drain and add fresh water to cover. Add the onions, carrots and bouquet garni. Bring to boil, turn down and simmer gently over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
• In a preheated 325-degree oven, roast the pork loin for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until it has reached an internal temperature of 175 to 180 degrees.
• Simmer rind in water to cover for two minutes and cut into 1/4-inch strips and then again into small triangles. Simmer in fresh cold water to cover for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• In a large frying pan, fry the pieces of duck, skin down, until the skin is golden. Reserve the fat for frying potatoes on another occasion.
• Brown the lamb pieces in the frying pan in which you have browned the duck (they do not need extra fat). Put lamb in a casserole, add wine, stock and tomato puree and cook slowly in preheated 325-degree oven for 1 1/2 hours.
• Prick Toulouse sausages all over with a fork and fry until browned. Drain on paper towels.
• Boil the garlic sausage for 30 minutes in water and drain. Slice.
• In a food processor, combine the salt pork, garlic and shallots and blend until smooth.
• With a slotted spoon, remove the carrots from the beans. Turn up the heat under the beans, bringing them to a boil. Stir in the salt pork mixture and immediately turn off the heat. Set aside until final assembly.
• When lamb is cooked, remove from oven and mix the juices from the pan into the beans. Slice the roast pork.
• Arrange a layer of beans in a large casserole. Put pieces of lamb, duck, pork, rind and sausages on top. Add alternating layers of beans and meat, finishing with beans. Bake in preheated 375-degree oven for 30 minutes.

CASSOULET TOULOUSAIN

Steps:

• Melt the fat from the bacon in a large, heavy-bottom pot over medium heat. Add the beans and carrot. Stud 1 onion with the 4 cloves and add, along with 5 of the garlic cloves and 1 bouquet garni. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and add a half gallon of broth. Cover and simmer until the beans are almost tender, about 1 hour. Drain, reserving the broth and beans. Discard the onion and the bouquet garni. Cut the bacon into 1-inch cubes.
• In a large stewing pot over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of the duck fat. Add the lamb and pork, season lightly with salt and pepper and sear over medium-high heat, about 3 minutes. Discard all but 1 tablespoon of the remaining fat, return the pork and lamb to the pot. Chop the remaining onions and add. Mince the remaining garlic and add, along with a bouquet garni and the tomatoes. Add 1 quart broth and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• Add the beans, bacon and garlic sausage to the pot and simmer for 1/2 hour. Remove the garlic sausage and, when cool, slice in 1/2-inch slices. In a large, ovenproof pot, ladle in half the bean-and-meat mixture. Add a layer of sausage and the duck confit. Top with remaining beans and remaining quart of broth. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Three hours before serving, remove the cassoulet from the refrigerator. Remove the top layer of fat and discard. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake for 2 hours. If it begins to dry, moisten with reserved bean broth. Serve immediately.