{"id":97,"date":"2013-11-17T06:29:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T06:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodnav.net\/ranchogordo\/?p=97"},"modified":"2013-11-17T06:29:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T06:29:49","slug":"classic-cassoulet-bean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodnav.net\/ranchogordo\/97\/classic-cassoulet-bean\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Cassoulet Bean"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Classic<\/a>Is it marketing or is it history? Some would argue that a cassoulet isn’t a cassoulet without Tarbais beans. There are many more interesting arguments to be had but we think once you taste these, you’ll agree 100% that it’s a great bean and ideally suited to the slow cooked goodness of a cassoulet. All the various meats and seasonings mingle with the mild but sturdy beans and with a little effort, you have one of the classic dishes of soutwest France.<\/p>\n

Rather than suffer French prices, which can run up to $30 a pound when out of season, we took seed from France and produced this bean with our distinct terroir<\/em> here in California. Tarbais beans were developed by generations of farmers in Tarbais, France. The orginal seed is a New World runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus<\/em>) and most likely orginated in Mexico. Out of respect for the French farmers and terroir<\/em>, we’re calling the bean Cassoulet Bean. We think in order to call it Tarbais, it should be grown in southwestern France.<\/p>\n

We’re incredibly excited to introduce you to these beans. Of all the beans we get requests for, it seems shoppers and cooks are most frustrated by the lack of Tarbais.<\/p>\n

You can follow the classic rules (and we recommend Paula Wolfert’s glorious The Cooking of Southwest France : Recipes from France’s Magnificent Rustic Cuisine)<\/a>\"\" or you can experiment and be creative. A casserole of cassoulet beans with odds and ends from your refrigerator and larder, topped with good bread crumbs and dotted with butter before a trip to the oven would be a welcome dish on a winter’s table.<\/p>\n

From baked beans, to salads, to soups, there’s hardly a dish that couldn’t benefit from these beans. They have a thin skin but still manage to hold their shape making them ideal for salads. A simple bowl with roasted tomatoes and garlic would be incredible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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