Sunday, June 6, 2010

Katie's semi-white-trash "cassoulet"

I started making this, um, thing when I was broke and living on my own in a crummy room I rented in Ottawa last year. It's kind of bad but good. No, it is good, but I replaced good sausages with veggie weiners, so, uh, yeah...
Almost White Trash Cassoulet

Caramelize some nice big chunks of onion - using big pieces mean you'll come across succulent onions in your cassoulet. Yum. You could also make a mirepoix with diced onions, carrots, and celery.

Add veggie weiners (I prefer Yves "Tofu Dogs" over their "Veggie Dogs") sliced on a diagonal and sauté until brown. Add some peeled, diced tomatoes, or canned tomatoes, some white navy beans, and a bunch of fresh thyme and oregano. I throw in a couple of bay leaves as well.

Simmer until it seems ready, and don't be scared of using tons of oilve oil in this recipe.

And if you eat meat, I'd use some nice sausages instead of the tofu dogs :)

1 comment:

  1. I've been wanting to read your food blog for a while...OM NOM NOM!

    I'm the French-born one and I had to check what a 'mirepoix' is... It would be a cute cat name ;)

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