A Form of Cassoulet

This is by no means a true cassoulet; it is only a shortened version of it, but it will taste respectably authentic. No dish resembling a cassoulet can ever be produced with canned beans. You can make the confit months ahead of time if you use the high dose of salt recommended in the section on confits. If you prefer to buy canned confit from France, expect it to be expensive, but it will save you work and taste as it should. When cooking the beans immerse them in plenty of water so that yo