Cassoulet meat stew

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Place white beans in a bowl, add 1.8 liters of water and leave to soak for 12 hours.

Step 2:

Cut the carrots into half slices.

Step 3:

Cut the onion into thin half rings.

Step 4:

Crush 8 cloves of garlic with a knife.

Step 5:

Place the duck fat in a roasting pan and melt.

Step 6:

Add carrots and fry for 2-3 minutes.

Step 7:

Add onion and garlic and fry until golden brown.

Step 8:

Add two pork shanks, pour water and beans into the roasting pan and cook for 1.5 hours.

Step 9:

Remove the meat from the roasting pan, let it cool and cut into small pieces.

Step 10:

Dice the bacon and pork shoulder.

Step 11:

Crush 8 cloves of garlic with a knife.

Step 12:

Melt the duck fat in a frying pan, add the pork shoulder pieces and fry for 8 minutes.

Step 13:

Add bacon and cook for another 5 minutes.

Step 14:

Add garlic, stir and fry for another 5 minutes.

Step 15:

Add thyme and bay leaf.

Step 16:

Add pelati tomatoes (peeled tomatoes in their own juice) and simmer for 8-10 minutes.

Step 17:

Add white wine and reduce by half.

Step 18:

Pour in chicken broth and simmer for 1 hour.

Step 19:

Pour melted duck fat into a clean frying pan, add duck legs and fry for 8 minutes.

Step 20:

Remove the duck meat from the bones and cut into small pieces.

Step 21:

Slice the hunter's sausages and add them to the roasting pan.

Step 22:

Combine all ingredients in a roasting pan, remove thyme and bay leaf, and stir.

Step 23:

Sprinkle the dish with breadcrumbs and drizzle with melted duck fat.

Step 24:

Place in the oven for 3 hours at 170 degrees.

Cooking tips

Don't overcook the vegetables, otherwise you will spoil the taste.

Choose the most expensive hunting sausages; cheap ones aren't very tasty. It's also worth choosing good quality wine.