On Jan 1, 4:19*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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> >>I made this tonight using the recipe at allrecipes.com. *It got very mixed
> >>reviews. *Most people really seemed to love it but a few felt there wasn't
> >>enough flavor. *Some people said to add a bit of sugar or wine. *Because I
> >>had 6 ounces more smoked sausage than what was called for, I added more
> >>veggies, more seasonings and another can of beans which were pinto because
> >>that was all I had that didn't have other seasonings added, like cumin. *I
> >>added a couple of squirts of ketchup, thinking this would add to the
> >>flavor and then perhaps mistakenly added a few more squirts. *Perhaps I
> >>should have added a bit of tomato sauce or paste instead. *The overall end
> >>flavor was too ketchupy I think.
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> >> Everybody ate it and nobody complained. *Daughter and I felt it was okay.
> >> Probably not something I will make again. *But I had a smoked sausage
> >> that I wanted to use up and I had quite a few cans of beans that were
> >> just sitting there. *So I thought I would give it a shot.
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> >> Oddly it was made entirely on top of the stove. *And because all of the
> >> liquids were drained off, I felt it needed a bit of a sauce. *Which is
> >> why I put in the ketchup. *It did make a filling meal. *I will say that.
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> > Which cassoulet recipe from allrecipies.com did you use? *There's quite a
> > large number on that site.
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> As I said... *The quick one. *I think there was only the one.
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> http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-c...et/detail.aspx

I was under the impression that cassoulet contained duck. But then I
only have one recipe for it, and that recipe contains (meats) duck,
pork fat, lean pork, pork hock, lean lamb, and sausage. There are
many ingredients, and one of these days when I feel inspired, I will
make it.