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cassoulet

cassoulet

3 7.5
A rich slow-cooked French stew with beans and meats like pork or duck
  • noun
  • /ˈkæsəˌleɪ/
translation icon : cassoulet
  • The chef served a traditional cassoulet that included pork and white beans, perfectly matched with a crusty baguette.
  • cassoulet of beans
  • a hearty cassoulet
  • an authentic cassoulet

Examples

  • It can't compare... ...with your grandmother's cassoulet.

  • And I'll have the cassoulet please.

  • It's a cassoulet of white beans...

  • It's just a pork cassoulet.

  • Last week, I dreamed that I made cassoulet for Dad, and he hated it, of course.

  • His last meal had been a few spoons of cassoulet a very long time ago.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • "The cassoulet smells really good," he said softly.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The cassoulet was as good as he remembered it, strong and hearty, and filling more than his stomach.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • For the specialties de Maison, we have the cassoulet.

  • But I tried anyway because I have little experience with roasted duck (I usually make confit de canard or cassoulet with duck) and thought maybe I could be favorably surprised.

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How Hearty

cassoulet
3 7.5
stew
110 1.0
soup
733 1.0
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

cassoulet singular
cassoulets plural

Etymology

Cassoulet comes from the Occitan word cassolo, which means 'deep cooking pot', and is related to the English word casserole. So a cassoulet is the rich, slow-cooked stew that was named after the pot it is cooked in.