Classic Cassoulet Recipe – Rancho Gordo

Ingredients

• th juice
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• 4 cups chicken broth (preferably homemade)
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 large shallots
• 2 confit duck legs, skin removed
• 2 Toulouse sausages (about 10 ounces total)
• 1 cup rendered duck fat
• 1 1/2 cups coarse dried bread crumbs such as panko (Japanese bread crumbs)