Simple Gascon sausages and beans Recipe

• 1/4 C olive oil
• 8 oz bacon lardons or fatback
• 12 good quality sausage, preferably Toulouse
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 celery stock, chopped
• 2 carrots, cut into small cubes
• 1 (14 1/2 oz) can tomatoes in puree
• 1 (14 oz) cans cannellini beans, one drained, the other not
• 1 1/8 C wine, chicken stock, or water (I used wine of course)
• 1 bay leaf, a small handful of parsley leaves, and the chopped leaves from 3 sprigs of thyme
• 2 tsp sugar
• salt and pepper
• 1 1/4 C fresh white bread crumbs

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