Crock Pot Salt Cod Cassoulet

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb salt cod fish
• 6 cups water
• 2 cups dried navy beans, cooked and drained
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 stalks celery, peeled and diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 sprig fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black peppercorns
• 3 cups vegetable stock or 3 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 cup wine
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 rinse cod well under cold running water. cut into five or six pieces and place in a large bowl. cover with cold water and refrigerate for at least 24 hours, changing the water several times, until fish is softened and there is no trace of salt.
• 2 in a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. add onions, carrots and celery and cook, stirring, until softened. add garlic, rosemary, salt and peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. transfer mixture to slow cooker stoneware. add cooked beans, vegetable stock or chicken stock and wine and stir well. cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until vegetables are tender.
• 3 drain cod. in a heavy pot with a lid, bring 4 cups water to a boil. add lemon juice and bay leaf. add cod and cook until water almost reaches a simmer (it should not boil). cover and remove from heat. let fish stand for 15 minutes, until it flakes easily. using a slotted spoon, lift out cod. remove any skin, bones or dark pieces and flake cod into small pieces.
• 4 add cod and cream to slow cooker. cover and cook on high for 1 hour, until mixture is hot and bubbling. serve piping hot. serves 6 to 8.
• 5 tip: salt cod is easy to cook, although it requires a long period of soaking with several changes of water. planning ahead and cooking the dried beans in conjunction with soaking the fish can make this a relatively time efficient recipe.
• 6 make ahead: you can soak and cook the beans for this recipe while the cod is de-salting. soak the beans for at least 8 hours, then cook overnight in the slow cooker. in the morning, continue with step 2.
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