Easy Chorizo Cassoulet Food

EASY CHORIZO CASSOULET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F. Heat 1 Tbsp oil over medium heat, then add pancetta and cook until crispy on all sides, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer pancetta to a paper-towel lined plate or bowl.
• Increase heat to medium-high, then add onion and shallot. Cook 2 minutes, until translucent, then add garlic. Cook 1 minute more.
• Add anchovy paste, then use a wooden spoon to break up and dissolve. Next, add tomatoes, beans, cooked pancetta, thyme, and bay leaf, then toss gently to combine. Season with 1 tsp kosher salt and ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper.
• Nestle uncooked chorizo into sauce, then add ½ cup chicken stock.
• Meanwhile, make breadcrumbs. Combine 3 cups fresh bread crumbs with 6 Tbsp melted unsalted butter, ½ tsp kosher salt, and lemon zest, then toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle half the breadcrumb mixture evenly on top of chorizo and sauce, then bake for 1 hour. Sprinkle on remaining breadcrumbs directly on top of cassoulet, then bake an additional hour. Sprinkle with parsley, then serve immediately.

SAUSAGE & BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil in a large heavy-based pan.
• Add 1 finely chopped onion and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• Add 2 finely chopped medium celery sticks, 1 chopped yellow pepper and 1 chopped red pepper and cook for a further 5 mins.
• Add 6 chorizo sausages and 6 pork sausages and fry for 5 minutes.
• Stir in 3 chopped garlic cloves, 1 ½ tsp sweet smoked paprika, ½ tsp ground cumin and 1 tbsp dried thyme and continue cooking for 1 - 2 mins or until the aromas are released.
• Pour in 125ml white wine and use a wooden spoon to remove any residue stuck to the pan.
• Add two 400g cans of tomatoes, and 2 sprigs of fresh thyme and bring to a simmer. Crumble in the chicken stock cube and stir.
• Cook for 40 minutes. Stir in a 400g drained and rinsed can of aduki beans and cook for a further five minutes.
• Remove the thyme sprigs, season with black pepper and stir through some snipped chives, if using. Serve.