Cassoulet with Chicken or Duck

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried white beans
• 8 cups cold water
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 cups onion, chopped
• 1 (3-inch) piece celery, cut into thirds
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 3 whole cloves
• 3 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs plus 1/2 cup chopped leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 (14-oz) can stewed tomatoes, finely chopped with juice
• 4 chicken or duck legs (1 3/4 lb total)
• 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lb cooked pork or chicken sausage, cut crosswise into thick slices
• 2 cups coarse fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a baguette)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

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