The name of this recipe appealed to me, immediately, because I thought, it had no meat in it. I was wrong. It calls for a choice Italian sausage, bone-in pork chops, comfit duck legs or duck breasts. No, no, Mr. Bittman – not for me and I don’t believe we missed anything without the meat. I like what Mark put into it – that is Mark Bittman, the author of Food Matters. I left out the meat and will ask, “Who needed it?” This totally vegetable dish was filled with flavor and we cleaned our dishes.
We like this cassoulet and I would be happy to make this again. It was filled with veggies, which we love and the combination was one, both hubby and I enjoy. I pretty much followed the recipe but I turned it, into a soup by adding some organic vegetable broth and water. It was rich and delicious.
The Food Matters Project can be found here and we hope any Bittman fans will join right in. Cooking Bittman is interesting and tasty. You can also find the cooks and where to find their latest crea
tions on The Food Matters site.
In the future we will be cooking up the following recipes as follows:
April 16, 2012: No-Work Mostly Whole Wheat Pizza Dough (page 533) and Topping Pizza, the Food Matters Way (p
April 23, 2012: Real Whole Wheat Bread (page 539) or Mostly Whole Wheat Baguettes (page age 535),
542) April 30, 2012: Roasted Asparagus and White Bean Soup (page 110) May 7, 2012:
Five Quick Salsas for Chips, Dips, and Other Stuff (page 46 May 14, 2012: Bruschetta, Rethought (page 51),
Don’t theysound good?
This is linked to Savory Sunday What Makes you Say Mmmm? Hearth and Soul Savory Sunday
Mine turned out into a soup too… but it doesn’t matter, I love the delicious broth!
So you just left out the meat and did not change the rest? if that works out nicely, I’ll have to give this another try.
We made our into more of a casserole (so I skipped out on the liquids) and also made it vegetarian! The last couple had been a bit more meaty, so we wanted a small change. Still delicious! =)
Agreed. No meat necessary!
I played with the idea of just doing a bean stew – I am sure it was delicious without the meat!
This looks soooo good! I’m sad that I missed out on making this (since I made the wrong recipe!), but I’m bookmarking this for when I have a kitchen again
This sounds like such a delicious cassoulet – and I like that you left out the meat! I have heard of the Food Matters book and reading this post has convinced me I need to get hold of a copy!
Recipes are made to be altered! I love your meatless cassoulet. It looks delicious! I have several of Bittman’s cookbooks. I love how flexible his recipes are. I am sure he would be delighted with your version.