Recipes · French · Casseroles

Cassoulet

One serving has 936 kcal and 40 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (109%), thiamin (95%), niacin (82%), phosphorus (80%), manganese (77%) and folate (74%). Ready in 930 minutes.

Cassoulet
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  • Preparation: 750 min
  • Cooking: 180 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (441 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: celery, gluten, pork, poultry

Ingredients

  • 70 g Navy beans, dried
  • 70 g Duck, raw
  • 60 g Pork sausages, fresh
  • 15 g Salt pork
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 20 g Carrots, raw
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 10 g Tomato paste
  • 150 g Chicken stock, homemade
  • 0.3 g Bay leaves
  • 0.3 g Thyme, dried
  • 0.3 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 10 g Breadcrumbs, dry

Method

  1. Soak the beans overnight, then drain, cover with fresh water and simmer for 45-60 minutes until just tender; drain, reserving some of the liquid.
  2. Brown the sausage and salt pork in a heavy pot, then add the onion, carrot and garlic and cook until softened.
  3. Stir in the tomato paste, beans and stock, add the bay leaf and thyme, and season with the salt and pepper.
  4. Nestle the piece of duck into the beans, cover, and bake at 150°C (300°F) for 1.5 hours, topping up with the reserved bean liquid if it looks dry.
  5. Uncover, scatter the breadcrumbs over the top, and bake uncovered for a further 30-40 minutes until a deep golden crust forms.
  6. Serve bubbling hot straight from the pot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy936 kcal44%
Carbohydrates64.5 g
Water272 mL
Fiber13 g44%
Protein40.1 g84%
Tryptophan0.4 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.5 g
Leucine2.8 g
Lysine2.4 g
Methionine0.67 g
Cystine0.44 g
Phenylalanine1.6 g
Tyrosine0.97 g
Valine1.9 g
Histidine0.91 g
Fat58.1 g
Monounsaturated25.8 g
Polyunsaturated8.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67.7 g
Saturated19 g
Trans-Fats0.06 g
Cholesterol113 mg
Calcium175 mg17%
Copper0.98 mg109%
Iron8 mg45%
Magnesium166 mg53%
Manganese1.4 mg77%
Phosphorus560 mg80%
Potassium1,584 mg34%
Selenium35.2 µg64%
Sodium1,320 mg
Zinc5.5 mg68%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1 mg95%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.57 mg52%
Niacin (vitamin B3)11.4 mg82%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.8 mg37%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.81 mg62%
Folate (vitamin B9)296 µg74%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.81 µg34%
Choline141 mg33%
Vitamin A229 µg33%
Vitamin C9.7 mg13%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)53.8 IU9%
Vitamin E1.8 mg12%
Vitamin K16.4 µg18%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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