Cassoulet with Chicken Thighs

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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs
  • 200 g white beans soaked for 12 hours in cold water
  • 4 tomatoes diced
  • 4 chicken sausages
  • 4 strips of thick bacon 1/2 cm
  • 2 shallots sliced into rings
  • 1 bunch of parsley finely chopped
  • ½ liter red wine
  • Sprig of thyme
  • Bay leaf
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 dl olive oil
  • 20 g tomato paste
  • Flour

Instructions

  • Rub the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
  • Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the chicken thighs along with the bacon, shallots, and tomatoes until golden brown.
  • Remove the thighs from the pan.
  • Add tomato paste to the mixture in the pan and stir well.
  • Add flour until the mixture comes off the pan.
  • Add the soaked white beans (drained), red wine, and more wine if needed.
  • Stir well and season with salt and pepper.
  • Lightly flour the chicken sausages and brown them in some oil.
  • Combine the sauce, chicken thighs, and sausages in a large earthenware pot.
  • Insert the thyme sprig and bay leaf into the sauce.
  • Cover the pot and place it in the oven at 180°C for 35 minutes.
  • Serve the cassoulet, sprinkled with chopped parsley or a sprig of chervil.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Serve with boiled potatoes.
Note:
Dried white beans need to be soaked overnight. You can also replace them with canned beans.
Enjoy this delicious cassoulet with a Belgian twist!
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Course Chicken / Main Dish
Cuisine Belgium / European