Cassoulet With Bacon, Andouille, And Country Ribs

• 2 cups dried great Northern beans
• 10 cup chicken stock
• 3 pounds bone-in country-style pork ribs, trimmed
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 pound thick-cut applewood smoked bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 pound andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 6 large plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 1 bay leaf

1. Place beans in a medium bowl. Cover with water 2 inches above beans; let soak 8 hours. Drain.
2. Bring beans and chicken stock to a boil in a Dutch oven. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Drain beans, reserving stock, and set beans aside. Return stock to pot, and bring to a boil over high heat; cook 20 minutes or until reduced to 4 cups. Set stock aside.
3. Remove meat from rib bones, reserving bones; cut meat into 1-inch pieces, and sprinkle with pepper and kosher salt.
4. Melt butter in an ovenproof Dutch oven. Working in 2 batches, cook rib meat 4 minutes or until browned. Remove from pot, and keep warm. Add bacon to pot; cook 7 minutes or until crisp. Remove from pot, and keep warm. Add sausage to pot; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pot, and keep warm. Return rib bones to pot; cook over medium-high heat 2 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Remove from pot, and set aside.
5. Reduce heat to medium; add onion, carrot, and garlic to pan, and saute 7 minutes or until tender. Add tomato, thyme, and bay leaf; cook 3 minutes. Add reserved meats, and cook 2 minutes, stirring often, until thoroughly heated.
6. Place reserved rib bones on top of meat mixture. Top with reserved beans and stock. Bake, uncovered, at 300u0b0 for 1 hour and 40 minutes or until bubbly and beans are lightly browned and crisp. Let stand 15 minutes.

dried great northern beans, chicken, pork, freshly ground pepper, kosher salt, unsalted butter, bacon, sausage, onion, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, fresh thyme, bay leaf

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cassoulet-with-bacon-andouille-country-ribs (may not work)