Name: Pork sausage and chorizo cassoulet
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 500 gram pork sausages; 2 cured chorizo sausages, sliced; 1 onion, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1/2 cup white wine; 400 gram canned cherry tomatoes; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 zucchini, chopped; 4 thyme sprigs; steamed beans, to serve; Topping; 1 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 30 gram butter, melted

Pork sausage and chorizo cassoulet

You'd never guess this pork sausage and chorizo sausage is so simple to make; the combination of hearty, salty sausages, and a flavoursome, crumbly topping is absolutely delicious.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

500 gram pork sausages

2 cured chorizo sausages, sliced

1 onion, chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

1/2 cup white wine

400 gram canned cherry tomatoes

1 cup chicken stock

1 zucchini, chopped

4 thyme sprigs

steamed beans, to serve

Topping

1 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs

1/4 cup chopped parsley

30 gram butter, melted

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C.

2.In a flameproof casserole dish heat half oil on high. Squeeze sausage mince from casings in rough tbsp sized pieces and add to pan. Brown 3-4 minutes. Remove from pan.

3.Using same pan, saute chorizo, onion and celery 4-5 minutes, until onion is tender. Stir in seeds and cook 1 minute.

4.Return sausages to pan and add wine to pan to deglaze. Simmer 1-2 minutes until almost completed evaporated. Add tomatoes, stock, zucchini and thyme. Bring to boil. Simmer, uncovered 4-5 minutes, until zucchini is tender.

5.Make topping: In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Sprinkle over top of pork mixture. Bake 15-20 minutes, until topping turns golden brown. Serve with steamed beans

Deglazing describes pouring alcohol into a hot pan and scraping the base with a spoon. It dissolves any caramelised pieces of food on the base to create a tastier sauce.
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