Garbure

Ingredients

• 1/4 pound salt pork, diced
• 4 small potatoes, peeled and halved
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 leeks, trimmed, washed (page 465), and sliced
• 2 carrots, cut into 2-inch lengths
• 1 turnip, peeled and quartered
• 1 small head of cabbage, cored and chopped
• 1 cup dried large white beans, like Tarbais, cannellini, or limas, soaked overnight (or boiled for 2 minutes and soaked for 2 hours) and drained
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 fresh parsley sprigs
• 5 whole peppercorns
• 1/2 to 1 pound Duck Confit (page 330), goose confit, fresh garlic or sweet sausage, or a combination
• Salt to taste