Crispy "Duck Confit" Legs
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Serves: 6-8
 
This NOT a traditional duck confit so, I won't call it that and instead I will call it crispy duck confit legs! These can be done, anyway of the week and are simply delicious!
Ingredients
  • ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf, crumbled
  • 8 moulard duck legs (about 4 pounds total), rinsed and patted dry but not trimmed
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, thyme and bay leaf pieces. Sprinkle duck generously with mixture. Place duck legs in a pan in one layer. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours. Note: Moulard duck legs can vary in size -- if yours are closer to 1 lb. each, instead of ½ lb., add an extra 6-12 hours to the curing time if possible, and increase the spice mix proportionally by weight. The next day, heat oven to 325 degrees. Place duck legs, fat side down, in a large ovenproof skillet, with legs fitting snugly in a single layer (you may have to use two skillets or cook them in batches). Heat duck legs over medium heat until fat starts to render. When there is about ¼ inch of rendered fat in pan, about 20 minutes, flip duck legs, add some olive oil to pan OR duck fat, if you have, cover pan with foil, and place it in oven. If you have used two pans, transfer duck and fat to a roasting pan, cover with foil and place in oven. Roast legs for 1 hours, then remove foil and continue roasting until duck is golden brown, about 40-45 minutes more. Remove duck from fat; reserve fat for other uses. Serve duck hot or warm, over roasted potatoes
Recipe by Eatentions at https://www.eatentions.com/crispy-duck-confit-legs/