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My own variation on this French classic. A very economical meal, one duck leg, half a chorizo sausage and one large leek and butter beans are the basics for this recipe.

This recipe is cooked in the [[Slow-cooker|slow-cooker]]; just starting off in a cast [[Iron|iron]] [[Frying pan|frying pan]] to [[Brown|brown]] the [[Duck|duck]], [[chorizo]] and [[leeks]].
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|DatePublished=21st December 2022
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|Servings = Serves 2
|Difficulty = 1
|TotalTime = 5 hours, 15 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 5 hours
|TotalCalories = 1720
|PortionCalories = 860
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====Best recipe review====

''Very nice''

4/5

Almost like you get in Bordeaux!

 [[User:TheJudge|The Judge]] 
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[[Image:Duck, leek and chorizo cassoulet slow cooked.jpg|thumb|right|After 1 hour in the slow cooker - 😋]]
{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 large [[Duck|duck]] leg, skin on, from Russell's of Upwell if you're lucky enough to live in Norfolk!
| Half a link of chorizo sausage.
| 3 rashers of Russel's treacly [[Bacon|bacon]] - (fatty back bacon [[Cured|cured]] in [[Black treacle|black treacle]])
| 1 large [[leek]], washed and chopped into rings
| 3 [[Fat|fat]] [[Cloves of Garlic, peeled and crushed|cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| 1 teaspoon [[Sherry vinegar|sherry vinegar]]
| 3 [[Thin Indian green chillies|thin indian green chillies]], left whole
| 1 400g can of chopped [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]]
| 1 400g can of [[Butter beans|butter beans]]
| 1 bottle of [[Budweiser]] beer (300 ml)
| 1 crumbled chicken stock cube
| Big pinch of [[Taste Sensation Italian seasoning]]
| Pinch of [[Sea Salt|sea salt]]
| ½ teaspoon of [[Mixed herbs|mixed herbs]]
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===Method===
{{RecipeMethod
| Remove the skin from the chorizo by peeling it off
| Chop the chorizo into rings
| Using no [[Fat|fat]] at all, [[Fry|fry]] the [[Duck|duck]] leg for 10 minutes in a heavy based pan to [[Brown|brown]] and release the [[Duck fat|duck fat]] from the skin
| Chop the [[Bacon|bacon]] rashers into bite-sized pieces and [[Fry|fry]] them together with the [[chorizo slices]] for 3 or 4 minutes to colour them
| Leaving the [[Fat|fat]] in the pan, remove all the [[Meat|meat]] and place in the [[Slow Cooker|slow cooker]] while you cook the [[leeks]]
| [[Sautee]] the [[leeks]] for 5 minutes until until well [[Browned|browned]]
| Add the [[Garlic|garlic]] and [[Stir-fry|stir-fry]] for a minute or so
| Tip the contents of the pan into the [[Slow Cooker|slow cooker]] and [[Deglaze|deglaze]] the pan with the [[Sherry vinegar|sherry vinegar]]
| Mix all of the [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]], drained [[Beans|beans]], [[Chillies|chillies]], [[Herbs|herbs]] and seasoning together and stir well to combine
| Add all of this to the [[Slow Cooker|slow cooker]] together with the [[Budwesier]] mixed with the stock cube and slow cook on high for 2 hours
| After 2 hours, stir well, remove and discard the whole [[Chillies|chillies]], turn the [[Slow-cooker|slow-cooker]] down to low and cook for the remaining two hours.
| Remove the duck leg from the slow cooker, shred the meat from the leg and serve directly onto the plates and pour over the beans and sausage mixture.
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===Serving suggestions===
Serve with plain boiled potatoes
===Recipe source===
* Based on an idea bought to me by produce sold by the [[Butchers|butchers]] I can see from here!
===Chef's notes===
Almost anything you love can be added to this, the [[Duck fat|duck fat]] and the [[Beans|beans]] are the mainstay of this recipe to my mind, but anything you have top [[Hand|hand]] will be fabulous in this hearty [[Soup|soup]]-cum-[[Stew|stew]] recipe
==See also==
* [https://www.facebook.com/people/Russells-Family-Butchers/100063462076744/?paipv=0&eav=AfY1bdaLsrKyd7lZwxlS3oVF2YMWaPhrzCHWXKcQ3R8QqU018A93uyL5jG6NTEpPsC8&_rdr Russell's of Upwell (Facebook page)]
* [[Cassoulet|Other good cassoulet recipes]]

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