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Share your food adventure  What is to confit?  septocaine_queen
Sep 23, 2007 05:37 PM  Lately I have been reading a lot about
confit. What is it exactly? I know normally it applies to duck
(using duck fat) but lately I have seen it in regards to onions
too.    1. m     mordacity Nov 4, 2007 06:19 AM      And all
this time I thought confit was a fancy name for duck breast.
*blush*      1. t       Thefoodgenius Nov 2, 2007 10:39 PM
When I was stationed in Germany, I made many trips to France. On
every trip I had Confit de Canard, or preserved duck.
Basic recipe: Get a pot of duck fat. Cook a duck in it
(thigh/leg section). While keeping the fat hot, poor it into a
crock. The fat seals, just like the wax on a jelly. Put it in a
cool place like a cellar for a couple of months. Take out the
piece of duck. Place on rack in oven, with drip pan underneath.
Heat until heated through. Eat and enjoy the hell out of it.
Confit de Canard ca