My Cassoulet

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs. Dried cannellini beans
• 1 lb. Garlic pork sausage
• 1/4 lb Salt pork, rinsed of excess salt
• 6 Parsley sprigs
• 4 Unpeeled garlic cloves
• 2 Cloves
• 4 sprigs of Thyme
• 2 Bay leaves
• 4 T Olive oil
• 2 - 2 1/2 lbs Lamb shoulder, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1 - 1 1/2 lbs Pork Shoulder, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1/4 lb Unsmoked slab bacon, diced
• 1 Large onion, chopped fine (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 3 Medium carrots, diced (about 1 cup)
• 4 Garlic cloves, pureed through a garlic press (about 4 tsp)
• 6 T Tomato paste
• 1 c White wine
• 1 qt Beef broth
• 4 Confit duck legs
• 4 Large slices good quality white sandwich bread, torn in pieces (about 2 cups)
• 1/2 cup Fresh parsley, chopped