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cassoulet

American  
[kas-uh-lay, ka-soo-le] / ˌkæs əˈleɪ, ka suˈlɛ /

noun

  1. a white-bean stew of French origin, often containing pork, mutton, garlic sausage, and preserved goose or duck.


cassoulet British  
/ ˌkæsəˈleɪ /

noun

  1. a stew originating from France, made from haricot beans and goose, duck, pork, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cassoulet

1925–30; < French < Provençal (Languedoc) diminutive of cassolo earthen pan, dish; see cassolette


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Maybe the most ambitious bar food menu of any new drinking spot, the bites include duck confit cassoulet re-imagined as deep-fried orbs for finger food.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2022

The name "casserole" refers both to the finished dish and its cooking vessel; this one-potter's centuries-long history spans continents and age-old recipes from Lebanon's eggplant-and-chickpea maghmour to France's sausage-and-bean cassoulet.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021

The garden lunch at Le Lapin Saute, a rabbit-themed restaurant with hearty dishes such as pot pie and cassoulet.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2021

This may be the point in the article in which you’re thinking: “But I already made cassoulet and croquembouche at 4 a.m. the night before when I couldn’t sleep.”

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2020

Madame Manec brings her omelets, cassoulet, brochettes of fish, fabricating miracles out of ration tickets and the dregs of her cupboards, but Marie-Laure refuses to eat.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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