Lamb and Sausage Cassoulet

Categories: beans, lamb, long cook

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried Great Northern beans
• 3 cups boiling water
• 2 teaspoons olive oil $
• 8 ounces boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 ounces turkey kielbasa, chopped
• 1 slice bacon, chopped $
• 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped onion $
• 1 cup coarsely chopped carrot (about 2 medium)
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped celery $
• 6 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 tablespoon no-salt-added tomato paste
• 2 1/2 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth $
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons brandy
• 1 (2-ounce) piece French bread baguette
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Sort and wash beans; place in a large saucepan. Cover beans with 3 cups boiling water. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain; set beans aside.

3. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle lamb evenly with pepper and salt. Add lamb to pan; sauté 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Add lamb to beans.

4. Return pan to medium-high heat. Add sausage and bacon to pan; sauté 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add onion and next 3 ingredients (through garlic) to pan; sauté 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add onion mixture to bean mixture. Add tomato paste to pan; sauté 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, 1 1/2 cups water, and brandy; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Stir bean mixture into broth mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover; bake 1 hour, uncovered.

5. Tear bread into small pieces. Combine torn bread and grated cheese in a food processor; process until coarse crumbs measure 2 cups. Sprinkle bread crumb mixture evenly over bean mixture. Bake an additional 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and beans are tender. Sprinkle mixture with chopped fresh parsley.

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