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I never knew I could love a cassoulet so much. Stews have never really been my thing – I can enjoy them, but I tend to gravitate towards creamy dishes, rather than rich gravy-based dishes. This vegetarian cassoulet, though… so, so good. I think I might now be a stew person.
If you didn’t already know, a cassoulet is a traditional French stew. It’s usually made with white beans, and all kinds of meat – chicken, sausage, ham, bacon… evidently not particularly veggie-friendly. So, as I am wont to do, I thought I’d vegify it and make my very own vegetarian cassoulet.
I kept the sausages, since they’re a pretty standard part of the dish, but obviously I used vegetarian sausages instead. I know not everybody enjoys ‘fake meat’, but…
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