Tarbais Beans Cassoulet 780g Tarbais

This cassoulet with Tarbais beans is made by the Coopérative du Haricot Tarbais, in business since 1988 according to the label. The 780 g glass jar holds Tarbais beans, a Toulouse sausage made from free-range pork and a duck drumstick from south-west France, all cooked together in their juices. According to the cooperative, the PGI beans make up 38% of the recipe, the duck 18% and the sausage 16%, with no colourings or preservatives.

The Tarbais bean is a large, thin-skinned white bean grown around Tarbes. It soaks up the cooking juices and turns creamy inside, which gives the dish its body. The cooperative recommends heating the cassoulet for about twenty minutes in a hot oven, ideally in an earthenware dish. For a golden crust, scatter breadcrumbs over the top before it goes in, as the cooperative also suggests. A frisée salad with a mustard dressing balances the richness of the duck.

The 780 g jar makes two portions, for a dinner for two without hours at the stove. The label shows a Nutri-Score A. You will also find this jar on the shelves of our shop, 58 rue Tiquetonne, Paris.