Confit of Duck Breast and Sausage Cassoulet
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried Great Northern beans
- 4 or 5 boned duck breast halves (2 to 2 1/2 lb. total)
- About 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 pound thick-sliced bacon, chopped
- 2 onions (about 1 lb. total), peeled and chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced or pressed
- 3 cups fat-skimmed chicken broth
- 3/4 cup dry red wine such as Beaujolais Nouveau or Zinfandel
- 1 firm-ripe tomato (about 1/2 lb.), rinsed, cored, and chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 1/2 pound pound garlic sausages, sliced 1/2 inch thick
- Duck cracklings (recipe follows)
- Thyme sprigs, rinsed
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