DUCK CASSOULET

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A real, old-fashioned cassoulet slow cooked in a 20th century kitchen appliance. Traditional cassoulet has a sprinkling of bread crumbs on top; if you want the bread crumbs, you can finish this dish in the oven, so that the bread crumbs are toasted.

Provided by Syd

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French

Time 16h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 pound pork sausage links, sliced
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1 whole onion, peeled
3 sprigs fresh parsley
1 sprig fresh thyme
½ pound bacon
1 sprig fresh rosemary
1 pound dry navy beans, soaked overnight
1 bay leaf
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound skinned, boned duck breast halves, sliced into thin strips.
1 fresh tomato, chopped

Steps:

In a large skillet, brown the sliced sausage over medium heat.
Insert whole cloves into onion. Roll bacon up, and tie with a string. Tie together parsley, thyme, and rosemary.
In a large slow cooker, place soaked beans, sausage, bacon, onion studded with cloves, fresh herbs, bay leaf, carrots, minced garlic, and duck. Add enough water to cover the other ingredients. Cook for 1 hour on HIGH. Reduce heat to LOW, and continue cooking for 6 to 8 hours.
Remove onion, bacon, and herbs. Stir in chopped tomatoes. Continue cooking for 1/2 hour. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 547.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.2 g, Cholesterol 104.4 mg, Fat 26.8 g, Fiber 15.5 g, Protein 36.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 584.5 mg, Sugar 4.4 g