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Slow-Cooked Pork and White Bean Cassoulet

Karen Tedesco
Easy and delicious Italian-style white bean cassoulet with pork features white cannellini beans and slow-cooked pork shoulder braised until the meat is super-tender.
4.67 from 12 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs 30 mins
Total Time 3 hrs 45 mins
Course Meat
Cuisine slow-cooked
Servings 6 servings
Calories 421 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 3 pounds (1.35 kg) boneless pork shoulder trimmed of excess fat
  • Kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large yellow or white onion chopped
  • 2 leeks white and light greens parts chopped
  • 1 cup (250 ml) dry white wine such as pinot grigio
  • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 dried red chile pepper such as chile de arbol or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 tablespoons (30 g) tomato paste
  • 1 28-ounce (800 g) crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups (500 ml) chicken broth or water
  • 2 14-ounce (800 g) cans cannellini or navy beans drained
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 head garlic trimmed of excess papery skin and halved crosswise
  • 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
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Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 450 (225C) degrees.
  • Cut the pork into 4-inch chunks and season all over with the 1 tablespoon of the kosher salt.
  • Put the pork on a rimmed baking sheet and put in the oven. Roast for 20 minutes to sear and render some of the fat. Remove from the oven and reduce temperature to 325 (160C) degrees.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and leeks and cook until softened and lightly golden.
  • Pour in the wine and let it bubble for 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients plus 1 -1/2 teaspoons salt and stir. Nestle the reserved pork into the pot and cover the pan.
  • Place the pot in the oven and cook 3-3 1/2 hours. The meat should be very tender when prodded with a fork.
  • Serve the pork and beans over cooked pasta or with warm crusty bread.

Notes

  • To make this recipe in your electric slow cooker: Sweat the leeks and onions until softened, and then sear the pork in a stovetop-safe insert or in a large skillet. Another option is to sear the pork in the oven as in the recipe before adding all the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 6- 8 hours.
  • Serve over pasta or with crusty bread and a salad.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 421kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 53gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 461mgPotassium: 1098mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 904IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 3mg