Cassoulet (from
Occitan caçolet ) is a rich, slow-cooked bean
stew or
casserole originating in the southwest of
France, containing meat (typically
pork sausages,
pork,
goose,
duck and sometimes
mutton), pork skin (couennes) and white
haricot beans.Numerous regional variations exist, the best-known being from
Castelnaudary, the self-proclaimed "Capital of Cassoulet",
Toulouse, and
Carcassonne. All are made with white beans (haricots blancs, lingots), duck or goose
confit, meat and sausages. In the cassoulet of Toulouse, the meats are pork and mutton, the latter frequently a cold roast shoulder. The Carcassonne version is similar but doubles the portion of mutton and sometimes replaces the duck with partridge. The cassoulet of Castelnaudary uses a roast duck instead of mutton and serves it in a special dish.
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