CASSOULET

1 1/2 C. SMALL WHITE BEANS-----1 C. DRY RED WINE

4 1/2 C. WATER-----------------2 TBSP. TOMATO PASTE

3 SLICES DICED BACON-----------1/2 C. BEEF STOCK

2 MEDIUM CHOPPED ONIONS----1 CARROT PEELED AND RATED

1 LB. BONELESS LAMB------------CUT IN 1 INCH PIECES 2 CLOVES MINCED-----------1 LB. BONELESS PORK SHOULDER

CUT IN 1 INCH PIECES

GARLICF 1 TSP. THYME

SOAK BEANS OVERNIGHT IN WATER TO COVER. DRAIN. SIMMER

BEANS IN WATER 1 HOUR. DRAIN. PLACE IN CROCK POT. SAUTE BACON AND ONIONS IN LARGE FRING PAN UNTIL GOLDEN. PUT IN CROCKPOT. BROWN LAMB AND PORK IN REMAINING DRIPPINGS AND ADD TO CROCKPOT. POUR WINE, TOMATO PASTE AND STOCK INTO FRYPAN TO LOOSEN DRIPPINGS. ADD TO CROCKPOT ALONG WITH CARROT, GARLIC, SALT TO TAST, AND THYME. COVER AND COOK ON LOW (200) 6-8 HOURS 8-10 SERVINGS? USUALLY LESS.

more later,i am off to the hospital. toby is doing great.

Malt

Water

Hops

Yeast

let age for a bit...

DELICIOUS!

So it is really only four ingredients.........amazing huh? Actually most american beers also use rice and/or corn in addition.......contributes gravity to the beer without adding any of that pesky taste.

The German Rheinheitsgebot law stipulated only Water, Malted Grain, and Hops could be used as ingredients in beer.........anything else could not be called beer. It was expanded later when yeast was acknowledged as an ingredient and not just a miracle from God (I actually think the yeast cultures were referred to as "God is good" at some time).

A few years ago, Rheinheitsgebot was deemed unconstitutional.......so German beers made with crap could be called beer (or bier).