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Duck Confit

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Duck Confit

Duck Confit

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Equipment

  • - Duck Pressure Cooker (for efficient cooking at lower temperatures)

  • - Heavy Duty Roasting Pan (suitable for slow-cooking meat, including duck)

  • - Nonstick Fry Pan (useful for searing the duck legs before confit process)

  • - Digital Thermometer (to monitor cooking temperature accurately during preparation)

  • - Silicone Cooking Brushes (for easy fat removal and basting if needed, though less common in traditional French confit method)

  • - Slow Cooker (alternative for a long, slow cooking process)

  • - Meat Thermometer (specifically designed for checking meat doneness and safety during cooking processes like duck confit)

  • - High-Temperature Baking Sheet (if roasting or preparing a part of the recipe that requires high heat, although not directly related to confit process itself)

  • - Slow Cooker Lid with Venting (for traditional slow cookers used in similar long, low-temperature cooking processes)

  • - Quality Chef Knife Set (essential for preparing duck and other ingredients, though not specific to confit alone)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup coarse kosher salt

  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme

  • 2 teaspoons white peppercorns

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 12 whole duck legs (leg and thigh)

  • 15 garlic cloves, peeled

  • 6 7-ounce containers rendered duck fat

  • 1 cup water

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Finely grind first 4 ingredients in spice mill. Trim excess fat from duck legs; place trimmings in bowl, cover, and chill. Rub salt mixture all over duck legs. Layer legs and garlic cloves in large resealable plastic bag. Seal; chill 24 hours.
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Instruction 2

Preheat oven to 325°F. Simmer duck fat, duck trimmings, and 1 cup water in large saucepan over medium-low heat until water evaporates and simmering slows, about 30 minutes. Thoroughly rinse salt mixture from duck and discard garlic; pat dry. Place duck in large deep roasting pan. Pour hot fat over. Cover with foil; place in oven. Cook until meat is tender and falling off bone, about 3 1/2 hours. Uncover; cool slightly. Transfer to refrigerator. Chill until cold. Cover; chill at least 4 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 month ahead. Keep chilled and completely covered in duck fat. Always use clean tongs to remove duck from fat in pan.
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Instruction 3

Before using duck confit in a recipe, preheat oven to 400°F. Heat oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Remove duck from fat; scrape fat back into pan. Working in batches, cook duck, skin side down, in skillet 1 minute. Transfer, skin side down, to rimmed baking sheet. Roast until skin is crisp and duck is heated, about 15 minutes. Remove from sheet, keeping skin intact.
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Instruction 4

Duck legs can be found at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores. Look for rendered duck fat in the freezer section of some supermarkets, at specialty foods stores, and online at dartagnan.com or gourmetfoodstore.com.
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