Poor Man's Cassoulet

Ingredients

• salt and freshly milled black pepper
• 4 oz (110 g) fresh white breadcrumbs
• 2 level tablespoons tomato purée
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 level tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, plus a few sprigs
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 medium onions, peeled and thinly sliced
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 2 x 130 g packs cubetti di pancetta (or you can use diced bacon)
  • 1 dessertspoon olive oil
  • 12 oz (350 g) dried cannellini beans
  • 10 fat, quality sausages with high meat content

First soak the beans. All you do is place them in a saucepan, cover with plenty of cold water, bring to the boil and let them boil for 10 minutes.

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