Sausage Cassoulet
A wonderful French recipe, this cassoulet gives you all the tastes of France at home. This freezes brilliantly so why not double up and fill the freezer!
Nutrition (per serving)
Ingredients
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olive oil1 tablespoon
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pork sausages8 piece
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bacon lardons200 g
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Frozen diced onions1 cup
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frozen chopped garlic2 tsp
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celery sticks2 stick
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carrots2 piece
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chopped tomatoes2 tins
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Butter beans1 tin (400 g)
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chicken stock1 cup (240 ml)
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bay leaves2 piece
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frozen parsley1 tablespoon
Method
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In a large deep sided frying pan add the oil and place on a high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the sausages in 2 batches. Brown them all over and then remove, pop onto a plate and set aside.
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To the frying pan add the lardons and cook until golden, remove from the pan and add to the browned sausages
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To the frying pan add a little oil and then add the diced onions, celery and carrot and cook until soft and browned.
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Next add the sausages and lardons back into the pan and then add the chopped tomatoes, butter beans, chicken stock, bay leaves and frozen parsley. Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 35 minutes.
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Once cooked, remove from the heat, check the seasoning and then leave to cool.
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Ready to freeze
Once cooled, add to a large reusable freezer bag and freeze flat.
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Ready to eat
Remove from the freezer and leave to defrost. Once defrosted, pour into a saucepan and reheat until piping hot.
Currently making freezer bags.. Im assuming once cooked, cooled, frozen and defrosted as instructed.. it can only be heated once? Was wanting to batch cook and potentially reheat any leftovers..
Thank you
Yes, once cooked and frozen only reheat once. Best to be safe! Hope that helps
It’s crummy I love it. Lovely warm winter dish and easy to cook a big batch too.
aww brilliant to hear! Glad you enjoyed it, it’s a lovely winter warmer!
…I meant to say SCRUMMY not crummy!
Very yummy! I ended up using bacon chopped up rather than lardons as worked out cheaper and dried parsley because i forgot the fresh lol, but was still very tasty!
great to hear!
Could you do a grab and go with this recipe ingredients?
yes you can! I would just add the sausages and lardons to a separate bag. Then when you come to cook, fry brown the sausages and lardons then pour in the rest of the ingredients. Hope that helps!