Sausage Cassoulet with Broccoli Rabe

Sausage Cassoulet
Sausage Cassoulet

A cassoulet is a classic slow cooked dish originating from the south of France which typically has pork or duck and white beans. I picked up some sage pork sausage from L. Halteman’s at Reading Terminal Market to make this Sausage Cassoulet with Broccoli Rabe.

There’s so many great things you can make on the stove top with a dutch oven.  Cassoulets are some of my favorites.  Once you pick up the basics, you can start to go all over the place with ingredients; the core classic ingredients are meat, beans, and tomatoes. You could just dump these all in to a pot, or even a slow cooker, and be done with it.  To me, that’s not so much cooking as it is assembling with abandon.  We want to Eat Up! by working with our food, tasting it along the way, and making adjustments as we go.  That’s how you learn to cook. Maybe you realize some things don’t taste good together.  Like, when I call for fresh herbs in this recipe, you probably don’t want to add rosemary. Or, maybe you try this and feel like it needs a little something extra and, next time, you add bacon to the pot before you add the onions.

Sausage tends to be a rich, salty meat so I wanted to cut that with some acid and bitterness by adding some wine and broccoli rabe.  Being that I’m making this in the early spring, I chose a white wine.  In the winter, I’d go with something a little deeper like a Bordeaux or a Syrah or even a Carignan which originates from the same region of France as the cassoulet.  The broccoli rabe is also a nod to both Philly’s most underrated sandwich, the roast pork and broccoli rabe. This would be fantastic served on a long roll with some melted provolone.

These ingredients work so well together, you could sub out the sausage with something like pork shoulder, or lamb or venison.  Actually, you could leave the meat out all together and make this completely vegan; it would still be incredibly delicious!

Sausage Cassoulet
Slowly sautƩ onions and garlic until just brown.
Sausage Cassoulet
Add broccoli rabe and grape tomatoes. SautƩ until wilted then add one glass white wine. Cover on medium low heat for 10 minutes then remove and set aside.
Sausage Cassoulet
Add sausage, white beans and fresh herbs. Cook for 5 minutes until remaining moisture in pot has mostly evaporated and sausage begins to brown. Then add 1 glass white wine.
Sausage Cassoulet
Add crushed San Marzano tomatoes and the sautƩd vegetables. Cover on medium low for 1 hour.
Sausage Cassoulet
After one hour, remove lid and stir. Cook for another 30-40 minutes on low until sauce has thickened and beans are tender.
Sausage Cassoulet
Break up sausage and serve on a dish or in an Italian long roll with some shredded provolone.

Sausage Cassoulet with Broccoli Rabe

Recipe by Anthony
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Course: MainCuisine: FrenchDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15

minutes
Cooking time

2

hours 
Total time

2

hours 

15

minutes

A cassoulet is a classic slow cooked dish originating from the south of France which typically has pork or duck and white beans. Sausage tends to be a rich, salty meat so I wanted to cut that with some acid and bitterness by adding white wine and broccoli rabe.

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Ingredients

  • 1 large Yellow Onion, chopped

  • 1 bunch Broccoli Rabe, chopped in bite size pieces

  • 1 cup Grape Tomatoes, halved

  • 3 cloves Garlic, smashed

  • 16 oz. White Wine

  • 2 lbs. farm fresh Sausage

  • 2 cans White Beans, drained

  • 28 oz can whole San Marzano tomatoes, crushed by hand

  • Fresh herbs

Directions

  • Over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons olive oil to a large dutch oven. Add onions and sautĆ© just until they get some color. Then add 3-4 smashed garlic cloves.
  • Add broccoli rabe and grape or cherry tomatoes and sautĆ© with onions for a few minutes. Add 1 glass white wine and continue to sautĆ© until the liquid has reduced by half. Remove all ingredients from pot with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Add sausage to pot and begin to brown. Cook until most of the moisture has evaporated and sausage begins to sizzle.
  • Add 1 more glass of white wine.
  • Add white beans, any fresh herbs you have such as basil, thyme, or sage, and 1 can of tomatoes. Add the broccoli and onions back and stir to incorporate.
  • Cover pot and allow to simmer on medium low for 1 hour.
  • Remove lid and taste for seasoning. Break up sausage and allow to slowly simmer for another 30-40 minutes until sauce has reduced.

Notes

  • January 9 is National Cassoulet Day in the United States!

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