Cassoulet - Bean Suggestions

[WilliaminBKK]

I'm craving Cassoulet, in the past I've always used dried beans and soaked them overnight, I'd like to experiment with new beans, I love chick peas but I don't think they'd work or would they ?

Can anyone suggest tinned beans that we can buy here that will work ? or dried beans ?

This is the basic recipe I follow any thoughts on Thai herbs or local ingredients I can play with ? I'd like to experiment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/our_special_cassoulet_05208

All tips or suggestions greatly appreciated.

[RabC]

My mother was telling me she was experimenting with a lentil based one with chorizo. I personally love a confit of Duck with/in Cassoulet.

Edited December 4, 2012 by RabC

[butterisbetter]

Dried small white beans are available here in chiang mai at Rim Ping and probably Tesco lotus. I don't know where you live. In Bangkok I suspect that Villa will carry them.

[tutsiwarrior]

white beans for cassoulet are hard to find either dried or canned...best to look in Villa supermarkets and then buy their whole stock to have on hand later...

up where I live in Nakorn Nowhere you can only find AYAM brand canned beans in tomato sauce and I usually rinse off the sauce then use as usual in bean recipes...OK for bean salad...

[just_Elaine]

Here in Chiang Mai we can buy duck confit legs that are locally made.

Also, we have used a dried white bean here which turned out okay. The garlic sausage we had wasn't tasty enough.

Anyway, here is an alternate recipe if you want to use duck confit:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1400/raymond-blancs-cassoulet