3 confit breast sausage Recipes

olive oil, italian sausages , bone-in pork chops, confit duck legs (can use any combination thereof) or 1 lb duck breast (can use any combination thereof), garlic, chopped, leeks (trimmed, washed, and sliced ) or 2 onions (trimmed, washed, and sliced), carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch lengths, celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, zucchini (medium) or 1 small head green cabbage (cut into 1/2-inch pieces), salt & freshly ground black pepper, chopped tomatoes , with their juice (canned are fine), fresh parsley leaves (chopped ), thyme leaves (use fresh, chopped ), bay leaves, white beans, drained and liquid reserved in any case (cooked, canned are ok), stock (or dry red wine, bean cooking liquid, or water, plus more as needed), cayenne pepper (to taste)

dried great northern beans, boned duck breast halves (2 to 2 1/2 lb. total ), salt, sugar, thick-sliced bacon, chopped, onions (about 1 lb. total), peeled and chopped, garlic, peeled and minced or pressed, fat-skimmed chicken broth, dry red wine such as beaujolais nouveau or zinfandel, firm-ripe tomato (about 1/2 lb.), rinsed, cored, and chopped, chopped fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp dried thyme, pepper, dried bay leaf, garlic sausages, sliced 1/2 inch thick, duck cracklings, thyme sprigs, rinsed