
France · Pork
Pork Cassoulet
Ingredients
- Goose Fat4 tbsp
- Pork¾ lb
- Onion1 large
- Garlic10
- Carrots1 thinly sliced
- Fennel Seeds1 tsp
- Red Wine Vinegar2 tblsp
- Vegetable Stock2½ cups
- Tomato Puree1 tblsp
- Rosemary2 sticks
- ParsleyHandful
- Haricot Beans1 lb
- Breadcrumbs2 tblsp
- Oildrizzle
- Breadto serve
- Broccolito serve
Instructions
- 1
Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1.
- 2
Put a large ovenproof pan (with a tight-fitting lid) on a high heat.
- 3
Add your fat and diced meat, cook for a few mins to seal the edges, giving it a quick stir to cook evenly.
- 4
Reduce the heat to low, add the sliced onion, whole garlic cloves, carrot and fennel seeds, and cook gently to soften the veg for a few mins. Pour over the red wine vinegar, scraping any meaty bits off the bottom of the pan.
- 5
Add the stock, tomato purée, and half the rosemary and parsley.
- 6
Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 mins, then season, cover with a lid and put into the oven for 2 hrs, removing the lid for the final hour of cooking.
- 7
Stir occasionally and add the beans with 30 mins to go.
- 8
Remove the pan from the oven and heat the grill.
- 9
Scatter the top with the remaining herbs and breadcrumbs, drizzle a little oil over the top, and return to the oven for 5-10 mins, until the breadcrumbs are golden.
- 10
Serve with crusty bread and green veg.