Cassoulet Recipe

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  1. Rub salt evenly over duck; cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  2. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bacon to pan; cook 7 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove bacon from pan using a slotted spoon; set aside. Increase heat to medium-high. Add lamb to drippings in pan; cook 8 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove lamb from pan, and set aside.
  3. Preheat oven to 300°.
  4. Rinse duck with cold water; pat dry with paper towels. Add half of duck, skin side down, to pan; cook over medium heat 15 minutes or until golden brown. Turn duck over, and cook 10 minutes or until browned and fat under skin is melted. Remove duck from pan. Repeat procedure with remaining duck, reserving 1 tablespoon duck fat; set duck aside. Add onion and pepper to pan; cook 7 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomato puree and garlic; cook 1 minute. Return lamb to pan. Nestle duck into lamb mixture; add broth and 2 cups water. Cover and bake at 300° for 2 1/2 hours or until lamb and duck are very tender. Remove duck from pan; let stand until tepid. Remove skin from duck; discard. Cut duck legs in half through the joint. Return duck to lamb mixture. Taste and adjust seasoning, if desired.
  5. Increase oven temperature to 375°.
  6. Stir 2 cans of beans into lamb mixture. Add bacon, sausage, and duck; top mixture with remaining 2 cans of beans. Sprinkle breadcrumbs evenly over top. Cover and cook 1 hour and 10 minutes. Uncover and cook an additional 20 minutes or until browned and bubbly.
  7. Wine note: Traditionally, a rustic red from the south of France—a wine with the requisite meatiness and earthiness to mirror the duck and beans—is served with cassoulet. I love the Perrin & Fils Gigondas La Gille 2005 (Gigondas, France), $28, which is seductively earthy and has wonderful flavors of cherry jam. —Karen MacNeil
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 304.94 Kcal (1277 kJ)
Calories from fat 174.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.34g 30%
Cholesterol 61.86mg 21%
Sodium 2722.5mg 113%
Potassium 429.11mg 9%
Total Carbs 9.72g 3%
Sugars 1.9g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2.37g 9%
Protein 21.77g 44%
Vitamin C 3mg 5%
Iron 2.6mg 14%
Calcium 67.9mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 150.43 Kcal (630 kJ)
Calories from fat 85.86 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.54g 30%
Cholesterol 30.52mg 21%
Sodium 1343.05mg 113%
Potassium 211.69mg 9%
Total Carbs 4.79g 3%
Sugars 0.94g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.17g 9%
Protein 10.74g 44%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 5%
Iron 1.3mg 14%
Calcium 33.5mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.2
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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