Pork Cassoulet
A hearty French-style casserole featuring tender country-style spareribs, bacon, and white beans slowly cooked with aromatic vegetables and herbs in a rich broth of wine and tomatoes, topped with crispy breadcrumbs.
Ingredients
- •2 pounds country-style spareribs
- •2 medium onions
- •2 cloves garlic
- •2 sprigs fresh thyme
- •1 pound bacon
- •1 large stalk celery
- •½ medium carrot
- •to taste salt and pepper
- •4 cups chicken broth
- •1 cup white wine
- •1 can diced tomatoes
- •2 leaves bay leaves
- •2 cans white beans
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •1 cup bread crumbs
- •2 tablespoons parsley
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
5 min
- 2.
2. Place the spareribs in a heavy pot with half the onion, half the minced garlic, and the thyme sprigs.
5 min
- 3.
3. Cover with a lid or foil and bake for 1 1/2 hours.
90 min
- 4.
4. Remove the ribs; set aside.
2 min
- 5.
5. In the same pot, over medium heat, brown the bacon.
10 min
- 6.
6. Remove all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat and add the celery, carrot, salt, pepper, thyme leaves, and the remaining onion and garlic (minced and whole) and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
2 min
- 7.
7. Add the broth, wine, tomatoes, bay leaves, and beans. Bring to a simmer, then add the cooked ribs.
10 min
- 8.
8. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the olive oil, bread crumbs, and parsley.
3 min
- 9.
9. Sprinkle the bread-crumb mixture over the cassoulet and bake for 1 hour, uncovered, occasionally pressing the bread crumbs into the cassoulet to thicken it.
60 min
- 10.
10. Let cool and serve.
15 min
