Confit de Canard (Duck Confit) - French Recipe

Confit de Canard (Duck Confit)

🌍 French, France / Gascony Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 4 duck legs
• 50g coarse salt
• 2 tsp thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1L duck or goose fat

Method

1. Rubbing — Rub duck with salt + thyme + bay + garlic; rest 24 hrs.
2. Rinsing — Rinse; submerge in melted fat; cook at 90°C (195°F) 2–3 hrs.
3. Storing — Store submerged in fat for weeks.
4. Step 4 — To serve: crisp skin-down in pan.

Tags: duck legs, coarse salt, thyme, bay leaves, garlic cloves · Source: Observatory Recipe Research Kitchen