Confit
Confit recipes have been around for centuries and are a staple in many French homes. The word “confit” comes from the Latin word “conficere” which means “to prepare”. A confit is typically made with duck or goose and is a slow-cooked dish that is preserved in its own fat.
The history of confit recipes can be traced back to the Middle Ages when soldiers would preserve meat in fat to keep it from spoiling. This method of preservation was also used by peasants who could not afford to keep their meat fresh. The meat would be cooked in a large pot with fat and spices, then sealed and stored in a cool, dark place.
In the 18th century, confit recipes became more refined and were often used as a way to impress guests. A popular dish at the time was “pigeon en confit”, which is a whole pigeon that has been cooked in its own fat.
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Recipes
Easy Duck Confit
- bitter salad greens arugula
- potato
- black pepper
- bay leaf
- salt
- thyme
- moulard duck leg
Duck Confit with Spicy Pickled Raisins
- black pepper freshly
- rosemary
- raisin
- white wine vinegar
- sugar
- salt
- brown mustard seed
- garlic
- chiles de árbol
- duck leg
- thyme
Chicken Confit With Roasted Potatoes and Parsley Salad
- yukon gold potato
- salt
- mustard
- parsley
- shallot
- lemon juice
- kalamata olife
- chicken leg
- olive oil
- garlic
- thyme
Clementine Confit
- sugar
- clementine
Bean Confit With Lemon, Saffron, and All the Alliums
- saffron thread
- bread
- salt
- olive oil
- leek
- green garlic
- dill frond
- mint
- bay leaf
- lemon
- spring onion
Garlic Confit
- grapeseed oil
- garlic
Halibut Confit with Leeks, Coriander, and Lemon
- salt
- olive oil
- coriander seed
- halibut
- lemon
- leek
- cilantro
Glazed Duck Confit with Olive Relish and Sauce Verte
- spice mill
- black pepper
- salt
- parsnip
- green olife
- chive
- mint
- coriander seed
- bay leaf
- thyme
- garlic
- shallot
- armagnac
- olive oil
- dark brown sugar
- prune
- sherry vinegar
- sugar
- red pepper flake
- cinnamon
- clove
- garlic
- lemon zest
- parsley
- white wine vinegar
- black peppercorn
- allspice
- juniper berry
- olive oil
- duck leg
Pomodorini confit
- aglio spicchi
- olio extravergine 'oliva
- origano secco
- pepe nero
- pomodorini ciliegino
- sale fino
- timo rametti
- zucchero
David Tanis's Onion Confit
- thyme
- salt
- red wine
- cayenne pepper
- white wine vinegar
- sugar
- bay leaf
- onion
- butter
Sweet Potato Confit With Chorizo and Crème Fraîche
- olive oil
- black pepper
- salt
- bacon
- pecan
- chorizo
- mint
- sweet potato
- yuzu juice
- butter
- crème fraîche
Easy Duck Confit
- duck
- bay leaf
- salt
- black pepper
- juniper berry
- thyme
- duck leg
Eggplant Confit
- salt
- eggplant
- olive oil
- black pepper
- anchovy
- garlic
- thyme
"Cheater's" Duck Confit
- salt
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- dandelion
- thyme
- bay leaf
- white wine
- onion
- fatty duck leg
Easy Classic Duck Confit Recipe
- duck leg
- thyme
- black pepper
- black peppercorn
- salt
- duck
- bay leaf
Herby Garlic Confit
- thyme
- olive oil
- garlic
Parsnip Confit with Pickled Currants
- salt
- ginger
- apple cider vinegar
- currant
- sugar
- aleppo pepper
- garlic
- parsnip
- olive oil
- rosemary
"Cheater's" Duck Confit
- salt
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- dandelion
- thyme
- bay leaf
- white wine
- onion
- fatty duck leg
Chicken-Leg Confit with Potatoes and Escarole
- salt
- lemon zest
- garlic
- escarole
- fingerling potato
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- chicken leg
- shallot
- thyme
Chicken Confit
- salt
- garlic
- black peppercorn
- black pepper
- salt
- olive oil
- bay leaf
- chicken leg portion
- thyme
Allium Confit
- chive
- leek
- green garlic
- vegetable oil
Garlic Confit
- olive oil
- garlic
Sous Vide Duck Confit Recipe
- salt
- duck leg
- garlic
- thyme
Quick Onion Confit
- thyme
- black pepper
- salt
- butter
- balsamic vinegar
- demerara sugar
- onion
Cherries Jubilee Duck Confit
- black pepper
- salt
- wonton
- smoked duck
- macerated cherry
- onion
- olive oil
Traditional Duck Confit Recipe
- salt
- onion
- thyme
- parsley
- black peppercorn
- rendered duck
- duck leg
- shallot
- garlic
Pear Confit With Cardamom Crème Fraîche
- pear confit
- rosé wine
- lemon
- clove
- salt
- bean
- orange juice
- ginger
- cinnamon
- cardamom
- orange peel
- cinnamon
- star anise
- sugar
- water
- bosc pear
- crème fraîche
- crème fraîche
- cardamom
- bean
- salt
- sugar
Slow-Cooker Tuna Confit
- For Serving
- minute egg
- parsley
- white bread
- lemon
- oil cured black olife
- caper
- mayonnaise
- Slow-Cooker Tuna Confit
- thyme
- salt
- red pepper flake
- olive oil
- garlic
Balinese Duck 'Confit' with Root Vegetable Mash and Warm Exotic Fruit Salsa
- grapeseed oil
- root vegetable mash
- salt
- sambal oil
- exotic fruit salsa
- cream
- palm sugar
- salt
- ginger
- lemongrass
- naturally soy sauce
- cilantro
- mango
- onion
- papaya
- pineapple
- thai bird chile
- shallot
- taro
- garlic
- green onion
- peanut oil
- ginger
- black indonesian peppercorn
- coriander seed
- fennel seed
- vietnamese fish sauce
- coconut oil
- butter
- sambal oelek
- lemongrass
- garlic
- kaffir lime
- duck
- thai bird chile
Guadeloupean Porc Confit
- lime juice
- salt
- dijon mustard
- dark soy sauce
- sweet soy sauce
- sirop de batterie
- cayenne pepper
- thyme
- pork rouelle
- sweet pepper
- chive
Duck Confit
- salt
- black pepper
- garlic powder
- ginger
- sugar
- thyme
- bay leaf
- duck leg
- duck
Gascon-Style Duck Confit (Confit de Canard)
- salt
- rendered duck
- duck leg
Crispy Duck Confit With Mixed Bitter Greens Salad Recipe
- salt
- vinaigrette
- leafy bitter green
- duck confit duck
- legs traditional
Shallot-Lemon Confit
- lemons juice
- lemons zest
- shallot
- sugar
- bay leaf
- celery
- green onion
- parsley
- thyme
- coriander seed
- vegetable oil
- garlic
- black peppercorn
- salt
Salmon Confit With Watercress Remoulade
- black pepper
- salt
- olive oil
- salt
- salmon
- sugar
- cucumber
- salt
- sugar
- dijon mustard
- black peppercorn
- coriander seed
- white wine vinegar
- egg yolk
- watercress
Tomato Confit
- cherry tomato
- balsamic vinegar
- salt
- olive oil
- sugar
- garlic
- thyme
Baby Turnip Confit
- black pepper
- thyme
- garlic
- chive
- lemon juice
- salt
- duck
- turnip
- bay leaf
Crispy Koji Duck Confit With Garlicky Duck-Fat Rice and Umeboshi Recipe
- salt
- black sesame seed
- cilantro
- koji duck confit duck
- hot rice
- legs koji duck confit
- garlic
- umeboshi
Tomato Confit
- black pepper
- olive oil
- salt
- sugar
- tomato
- bay leaf
- garlic
- thyme
Koji Duck Confit Recipe
- shio koji
- black peppercorn
- rendered duck
- star anise pod
- duck leg
Turkey Confit
- salt
- leg
- thyme
- sage
- bay leaf
- qt rendered duck
Koji-Cured Turkey Confit
- shio koji
- black peppercorn
- approximately rendered duck
- turkey leg
- thyme
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- bay leaf
Staple Ingredients
- salt 34%
- thyme 28%
Common Ingredients
- olive oil 25%
- garlic 21%
Usual Ingredients
- bay leaf 15%
- black pepper 15%
Rarey Ingredients
- duck leg 10%
- onion 10%
- sugar 10%