Slow-cooked rabbit, sausage and bean casserole

Ingredients

• olive oil
• 2 whole rabbits, skinned and jointed
• 300g chipolata sausages
• 4 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 x 400g tins of good-quality chopped tomatoes
• 1 x 400g tin of haricot beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 x 400g tin of butter beans, drained and rinsed
• 250ml hot stock
• 3 bay leaves
• a few sprigs of rosemary, leaves picked
• ½ small bunch of sage, leaves picked
• salt
• pepper
• 40g crisp white breadcrumbs
• 4 tbsp grated parmesan
• crusty bread