South African chicken, green bean and Russian cassoulet

September 13, 2016 (Last Updated: November 14, 2018)
South African chicken green bean and Russian cassoulet recipe

This is one of those recipes that passes down through generations.

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South African chicken, green bean and Russian cassoulet

Serves: 6
Cooking Time: 2 hours 40 mins

Ingredients

  • 90ml olive oil
  • 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces, or use ready-cut pieces
  • 50ml cake flour
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 250g Russian sausages, sliced
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 200g carrots, diced
  • 1 small red chilli, seeded and chopped
  • 1 garlic bulb
  • 15ml balsamic vinegar
  • 370ml red wine
  • 4 rosemary sprigs
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 x 400g tins whole peeled tomatoes, drained
  • 110g lentils
  • 500g fresh green beans
  • 1,2 litres good-quality chicken stock
  • 5ml English mustard
  • juice and zest of 1 lemon, grated
  • 5ml sugar

Instructions

1

Preheat the oven to 150°C.

2

Heat the olive oil in a deep casserole.

3

Coat the chicken in flour and season. Seal the chicken in the casserole together with the sausages. Remove the chicken and sausages, and set aside.

4

Add the onion, carrot and chilli to the casserole, and cook gently for 10 minutes.

5

Add the garlic and balsamic vinegar, followed by the wine, rosemary and bay leaf. Reduce the liquid by half over a moderate heat.

6

Pour in the tomatoes and reduce the liquid again by half. Stir in the lentils and green beans, and add the stock and mustard. Bring to a simmer.

7

Place the chicken back in the casserole. Add the lemon juice, zest and sugar, and adjust the seasoning.

8

Cover the casserole and put it in the oven for about 2 hours.

9

Serve with hot crusty bread.

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