Duck & apple cassoulet with a herby crust

Name: Duck & apple cassoulet with a herby crust
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 200 g dried haricot beans; 1 x 1.5 kg whole duck cut into 8 pieces (ask your butcher to do this); 2 large carrots; 2 onions; 6 cloves of garlic; 2-3 eating apples; 4 sticks of celery; ½ a bunch of fresh thyme; 100 ml Somerset cider (cloudy, richer farmhouse style); 1 litre organic chicken stock; 1 tablespoon tomato purée; 2 cloves of garlic; ½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley; 100 g stale bread

Cider-spiked duck with sweet apples and a herby topping

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“The gamey richness of duck provides the perfect contrast to sweet apples and tangy cider. Cooked for hours in the oven, this cassoulet is a meltingly good crowd-pleaser. ”

Serves 4 - 6

Cooks In3 hours 30 minutes

DifficultyNot too tricky

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Nutrition per serving

Calories 312 16%
Fat 5.7g 8%
Saturates 1.6g 8%
Sugars 14.1g 16%
Salt 0.7g 12%
Protein 26g 52%
Carbs 40.5g 16%
Fibre 10.4g -

Of an adult's reference intake

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By Abi Fawcett

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Ingredients

200 g dried haricot beans
1 x 1.5 kg whole duck , cut into 8 pieces (ask your butcher to do this)
2 large carrots
2 onions
6 cloves of garlic
2-3 eating apples
4 sticks of celery
½ a bunch of fresh thyme
100 ml Somerset cider , (cloudy, richer farmhouse style)
1 litre organic chicken stock
1 tablespoon tomato purée
CRUMB TOPPING
2 cloves of garlic
½ a bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley
100 g stale bread

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Method

The night before you want to make this cassoulet, tip the beans into a bowl and cover with 600ml of water. Leave to soak overnight.
Preheat the oven to 170ºC/325ºF/gas 3. Season the duck with sea salt and black pepper.
Place a large ovenproof casserole dish over a medium heat, add the duck and sear all over. Cook, skin-side down, for 5 minutes, or until lovely and golden.
Using tongs, transfer the duck to a plate and set aside. Spoon out any fat from the dish into a jar to use later.
Peel the carrots, onions, garlic and apples. Core the apples and cut into 6 wedges, finely slice the garlic, and chop the carrots and onions. Trim and chop the celery sticks. Pick the thyme leaves and discard the stalks.
Tip the chopped veggies, apple and garlic into the casserole dish along with the thyme, and cook for 10 minutes over a medium heat until golden and starting to soften.
Drain the soaked haricot beans and add to the dish, along with the cider, chicken stock, tomato purée and the browned duck.
Bring to the boil, then transfer the dish to the oven, covering loosely with foil, and cook for 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes, or until the duck is tender.
After 1 hour, check the duck, give it a stir and add a little seasoning plus some stock or water if it’s looking dry.
Meanwhile, peel the garlic for the crumb topping, and pick the parsley leaves, discarding the stalks. Blitz the bread, garlic and parsley in a food processor until fine.
When the duck is done, remove from the oven and sprinkle with the crumb mix, reserving a little to serve. Drizzle over 1 tablespoon of the reserved duck fat (or use olive oil).
Return to the oven, uncovered, for 10 minutes, until golden on top. Divide between plates and garnish with the reserved crumb topping.