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Confit of duck with herbed potato cakes
Photo: David Holifield

Confit of duck with herbed potato cakes

12 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Confit of duck with herbed potato cakes

This step-by-step guide will have you making this bistro classic like the professionals in no time - the meltingly tender meat is well worth the effort

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

522
Calories
24g
Protein
29g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Goose not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp black peppercorns , roughly crushed
  • 3 bay leaves , crushed or torn
  • small bunch thyme , half shredded, half left as sprigs
  • 3 garlic cloves , unpeeled, roughly chopped
  • 50g flaky sea salt
  • 4 duck legs
  • 2 jars (about 700g) duck or goose fat
  • sunflower oil (if required)
  • dressed salad leaves, to serve
  • 2 potatoes
  • small handful parsley
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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