Classic Duck Confit with Pommes Aligot
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A timeless French masterpiece featuring duck legs slow-cooked in rich duck fat until incredibly tender, paired with Pommes Aligot—luxuriously smooth, garlicky, and ultra-stretchy cheesy mashed potatoes.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Cure the duck legs with salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, and bay leaves in the fridge for 12-24 hours. → Rinse the salt off the cured legs, dry them thoroughly, and submerge them in seasoned duck fat. → Slow-cook covered in the oven at 250°F for 2.5 hours, then uncovered for another 90 minutes. → Sear the duck legs skin-side down in a hot pan with a splash of confit fat until crispy. → Boil Yukon potatoes, rice them, and mix vigorously with butter, garlic, warm cream, and shredded cheese until smooth and stretchy.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Cure the duck legs with salt, pepper, garlic, thyme, and bay leaves in the fridge for 12-24 hours. → Rinse the salt off the cured legs, dry them thoroughly, and submerge them in seasoned duck fat. → Slow-cook covered in the oven at 250°F for 2.5 hours, then uncovered for another 90 minutes. → Sear the duck legs skin-side down in a hot pan with a splash of confit fat until crispy. → Boil Yukon potatoes, rice them, and mix vigorously with butter, garlic, warm cream, and shredded cheese until smooth and stretchy.
Introduction
A timeless French masterpiece featuring duck legs slow-cooked in rich duck fat until incredibly tender, paired with Pommes Aligot—luxuriously smooth, garlicky, and ultra-stretchy cheesy mashed potatoes.
Step 1
【Duck Confit】 Fabricate the whole duck to separate the legs (drum and thigh kept intact) and breasts. Trim any excess fat and set it aside.
Step 2
【Duck Confit】 Place the four duck legs in a baking dish. Generously season both sides with coarse salt and cracked black pepper.
Step 3
【Duck Confit】 Press and rub 5 thyme sprigs, 1/2 crushed bay leaf, and 1 smashed garlic clove onto both sides of each duck leg.
Step 4
【Duck Confit】 Cover the baking dish tightly with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours to cure.
Step 5
【Duck Confit】 Remove the legs from the fridge and rinse thoroughly under cold running water to wash off excess salt and herbs. Blot them completely dry on both sides with paper towels.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Drying the duck legs thoroughly with paper towels after rinsing is critical; any leftover moisture will prevent the skin from browning and crisping up properly.
For Pommes Aligot, maintaining a 2:1 ratio of potato to cheese ensures the classic, highly stretchy, fondue-like texture.
Do not discard the cooking fat! Strain and save it in the refrigerator to reuse for future confit batches or for roasting potatoes.
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