Ingredients for - Chef John's Quick Cassoulet
How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Quick Cassoulet
1. Stage
Add bacon to a large, cold oven-ready skillet. Place over medium heat and cook for 10-12 minutes, until almost crisp. Transfer to a bowl, reserving the grease in the pan.
2. Stage
Stir in sausage slices; cook 3-4 minutes. Add chicken thigh pieces; cook and stir for 5 minutes, until browned. Remove meat to the plate with bacon. Discard all the oil, but don't wipe out the pan.
3. Stage
Add chopped onion and turn the heat to medium-low; cook and stir for 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add 1 cup of chicken stock.
4. Stage
Mash about 1/4 of the beans in a small bowl, stir all the beans into the pan.
5. Stage
Stir in cayenne, rosemary and thyme. Add reserved meat back to the pan. Stir in remaining cup of stock or more if needed to cover. Return to simmer.
6. Stage
Mix bread crumbs, Parmigiano-Reggiano and melted butter together in a small bowl.
7. Stage
Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 7 inches from the heat source.
8. Stage
Sprinkle the cassoulet with half the bread crumb mixture. Place under the broiler and cook about 5 minutes, until browned.
9. Stage
Remove the pan and push bread crumbs down into the cassoulet. Top with remaining bread crumb mixture. Return to oven and continue broiling 5 more minutes, until browned.
10. Stage
Turn off the broiler and leave in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove and let sit for 5 minutes. Enjoy.
