Season with salt and pepper. I prepared the duck confit recipe from epicusious 1999 and used the entire duck leg in the cassoulet. Both versions take more than a day to prepare and like any good chili soup or stew are better the next day. Served with a french baguette and salad. Duck fat is traditional but olive oil also works bake in a 200 degree oven until the duck is tender and well browned 3 to 4 hours.

If you have assembled and refrigerated the cassoulet in advance place the covered casserole in a 325 degree oven for an hour or more until its contents are bubbling and the center of the cassoulet reaches 212 degrees when tested with an instant read thermometer then proceed as directed below. All i ve been able to think about since is having more delicious ps the hostess cook said that she used julia child s recipe as a guide. Let duck cool in the fat before refrigerating. The great julia child once said in france cooking is a serious art form and national sport and although i think she may not have expected the north american obsession with competitive. Reduce heat to medium and place onion carrot and garlic in pot.

Julia child s cassoulet home 4 feather julia child s cassoulet in the states cassoulet is not really something that you should try to make entirely from scratch at home unless you a have a day to spare to make the confit goose or duck legs and another day to make the cassoulet. First as a canonical recipe from the south of france in which the beans must be tarbais the confit must be goose the final topping browned bread. I attended a dinner party a few nights ago and the hostess served a magnificent cassoulet with duck confit and sausage. I had a dinner party for 9 so i had to buy a 9 1 4 quart le creuset oval. There are two ways to think of cassoulet.

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Place in a dutch oven or baking dish and cover completely with fat. Cook stirring occasionally until softened and lightly browned 8 10 minutes. Julia child s duck confit sprinkle both sides of each duck leg with coarse sea salt and ground allspice. This classic french cassoulet is a classic and simple yet delicious casserole with beans pork sausage and chicken breast. Place in a dutch oven or baking dish and cover completely with fat.

This classic french cassoulet is a classic and simple yet delicious casserole with beans pork sausage and chicken breast. Julia child s cassoulet home 4 feather julia child s cassoulet in the states cassoulet is not really something that you should try to make entirely from scratch at home unless you a have a day to spare to make the confit goose or duck legs and another day to make the cassoulet. If you have assembled and refrigerated the cassoulet in advance place the covered casserole in a 325 degree oven for an hour or more until its contents are bubbling and the center of the cassoulet reaches 212 degrees when tested with an instant read thermometer then proceed as directed below. Season with salt and pepper.