Roasted Cumin and Chickpea Cassoulet

This delicious recipe for Roasted Cumin and Chickpea Cassoulet pairs perfectly with Credia 2022 Merlot.

Servings

6

Prep

15m

Cook

1h

Ingredients

  • 6 Slices bacon

  • 1/4 Cup Flour

  • 1/2 Teaspoon McCormickยฎ Sea Salt Grinder

  • 1/4 Teaspoon McCormick Gourmetโ„ข Organic Coarse Ground Black Pepper

  • 2 Pounds Boneless pork shoulder, well trimmed, cut into 1-inch chunks

  • 1 Large onion, chopped

  • 2 Teaspoons Minced garlic

  • 2 Tablespoons McCormick Gourmetโ„ข Organic Roasted Ground Cumin

  • 1 Teaspoon McCormick Gourmetโ„ข Organic Thyme Leaves

  • 1 Tablespoon Tomato paste

  • 2 Cups Chicken stock

  • 1 Can (15 1/2 ounces) chickpeas, (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed

  • 2 Cups Coarse bread crumbs

  • 2 Tablespoons Butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ยฐF. Cook bacon in large skillet on medium heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Crumble bacon into 1/2-inch pieces. Set aside. Mix flour, sea salt and pepper in shallow dish. Coat pork evenly in flour mixture.

2. Stir pork, onion and garlic into drippings in skillet. Cook and stir on medium heat 7 minutes or until pork is browned and onion is softened. Remove pork mixture. Add cumin, thyme and tomato paste to skillet; cook and stir 30 seconds or until fragrant. Stir in stock and chickpeas. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Stir in pork mixture and bacon. Spoon into shallow 2-quart baking dish. Cover with foil.

3. Bake 30 minutes. Meanwhile, toss bread crumbs with melted butter in medium bowl. Remove foil from baking dish. Sprinkle top evenly with bread crumb mixture. Bake, uncovered, 5 to 10 minutes longer or until bread crumbs are lightly browned.

*Recipe and Photo Courtesy of McCormick & Company, Inc.

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