Chicken Cassoulet - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dried navy beans
1 lb spicy Italian sausages
8 oz pork sausages
1 tbsp vegetable oil
4 None chicken thighs, skin removed
4 None chicken breasts on the bone, halved
3 slices bacon, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 None whole cloves
12 None black peppercorns
1 None celery stalk, coarsely chopped
4 medium carrots, peeled and thinly sliced
5 None baby onions, peeled and halved
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

Cover the beans with cold water in a large bowl. Let stand overnight. Drain, then rinse under cold water and drain again.
Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
Cook the sausages, uncovered, in a large saucepan of boiling water for 2 mins. Drain.
Heat the oil in a Dutch oven on high heat. Cook the chicken and sausages, in batches, until browned. Remove from the pan. Slice the sausages thickly.
Add the bacon to the pan and cook, stirring, until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Set aside to garnish.
Return the chicken to the pan with the beans, garlic, spices, vegetables, wine, 3 cups water and tomato paste. Cover.
Cook in the oven for 1 1/2 hours. Add the sausages. Cover and cook for about 30 mins or until the sausages are cooked through. Season to taste. Serve sprinkled with bacon and parsley.