Why Duck Confit is the Ultimate Culinary Delight

[@jeffreycooley2032]

This man obviously loves classic French cuisine, and it shows. Thank you

[@RedondoBeach2]

The effort put into production, lighting, audio, narration, editing, and more, is outstanding. Professionally done. You're engaging, humble and encouraging. This makes you likable. You make every second, every word, count. Your videos are the benchmark for cooking videos.

[@ChefBillyParisi]

That’s very kind of you to say, thank you.

[@irmadouglas4914]

Superb comment. So factual and instructive. Felt I was back in cooking school. Even better. Chef Parisi should definitely offer online classes. 👍🏾

[@irmadouglas4914]

@@ChefBillyParisi, the comment was the absolute truth about your videos. Thank you

[@danielleshelbourne220]

I make a yummy duck confit salad - shredded duck confit, fingerling (kipfler) potatoes (par-boiled, sliced and then roasted in duck fat), cranberries, chives and pistachios with a honey mustard vinaigrette. When I serve it at dinner parties my guests always want the recipe. So quick and easy.

[@kristinbray6453]

Looks delicious!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes with us. Have a blessed and beautiful day.

[@Hdowlznwo28]

Chef, you’re an absolute wizard. So glad I found this channel years ago.

[@isabeltrepatorres2362]

Yummy!!! I do like the way you talk about your recipes. You are the MUST!!!!

[@MindaRox]

Oh yeah, kick start my heart 🎶🎶🎶. Thank you so much for this, duck is a part of our Christmas celebration and I still learned a lot from this video

[@eddiewilson8119]

Thank you so much for sharing this recipe! I'm adding this to my recipe book 📙 ❤🎉!

[@AldoSchmedack]

Looks fantastic Billy!

[@richardmullins1883]

Great for cassoulet!

[@MikeConnell-mf5hj]

Love your kitchen ❤

[@cmarnold78]

Holy **** those potatoes!!!!!! How is that not its own video :)

[@jeffreycooley2032]

That was awesome!

[@NickiMoon]

Easy to follow thx much. Please do chicken confit next time. Cheers

[@recordman555]

Perfection!

[@Athea34]

I am not serious cooking but it just I have a craving. 😂😂

[@simond.9457]

Impressive!

[@truth-mojo]

Nice recipe. You can improve the presentation by taking out the thigh bone and bunching it up like a fist. If you confit it upright it will hold it's shape even while frying to crisp it up. It looks great on the plate.

[@adamyoung480]

Aloha. Do you ever incorporate lemon zest with your initial dry rub?

[@nathanarbuckle3180]

Never have I ever confited a duck breast nor have I thought about it.

[@EterniR]

So if you store it - whats the best way to *reheat* it?

[@jennifertucker5907]

Can this be done with a chicken instead of duck and the use of duck fat?

[@elizamccroskey1708]

Absolutely. Chicken thighs are very good this way, but duck is better!

[@ALBonez]

I’ve made full oven roasted ducks but how during the preparation process do you get that initial “duck smell” off the duck before cooking it? Once I thaw the duck it has a funny duck smell i haven’t figured out to get rid of it

[@taylorlibby7642]

Don't know if you've already done it, but maybe do a cassoulet recipe soon? Perfect companion to confit imo and I'd be really interested in seeing your take on it.

[@ChefBillyParisi]

If you watched the whole vid I mention that’s coming in the next video :-)

[@taylorlibby7642]

@@ChefBillyParisi nice.

[@tgc4204]

I live in Los Angeles and the whole duck legs are not easily available in the supermarket. The butcher wants $20/lb. I can find them frozen at Whole Foods and Bristol Farms but they are expensive as well. It never occurred to me to buy a whole duck which I can easily find in Chinese markets or Chinese butcher shops. I love Duck Confit. Thanks for the cutting technique.

[@Kumurajiva]

I am waiting for the cassoulet !

[@2Wheels_NYC]

Beautiful job, Chef! Duck fat is truly a beautiful vessel to conduct heat... And has definitely produced some of the best fried potatoes I've ever had. I love confit, and keep the breasts for a medium doneness sear as well. I've also started using wagyu tallow at home. An excellent option that is becoming readily available. Let's cook!

[@taylorlibby7642]

Wagyu tallow? Huh. Sounds interesting. What are you using that for?

[@2Wheels_NYC]

@@taylorlibby7642 Anywhere you would use any fat. Makes for a damn good potato!

[@DianeHardin-ri4qt]

How do I get one of those Mercer cut scales?

[@danielleshelbourne220]

Didn’t the french keep duck confit for a year or more - before refrigeration?

[@elyrvillanueva4588]

can i partner the duck with some gravy or sauce ?

[@ChefBillyParisi]

You could, but it’s really not needed.

[@RodReklai]

Boning knife is very important when you breaking down any protein

[@raycab1]

I just had duck confit at a restaurant and it was prolly the best dish I have ever eaten in my life. The skin was super crisp. I've looked at a couple recipes on you tube and they look great but none of them seem to get that skin crisp like at the restuarant I went to. Any suggestions?

[@ChefBillyParisi]

They probably dunk it in a fryer at the end, I recommend in my video searing at the end to get that crisp skin.

[@raycab1]

@@ChefBillyParisi I saw that. I'm pretty sure the restaurant did it very similarly to the way you recommended in the video. In your video the skin didnt look super crisp however it could have been. Either way great video and I am goign to try it using most of your techniques and ideas.

[@cindyslevin3075]

I fry my confit duck legs on medium high skin side down for 1-2 minutes. That gets the skin ultra crispy and yummy

[@larspedersen935]

Please show temps in celsius too, great service to Europeans...

[@sfajack262]

Where does one get the duck fat to begin with?

[@ChefBillyParisi]

Amazon, Whole Foods, butcher shop, render it yourself.

[@truth-mojo]

To begin with, probably a duck

[@adammoore7447]

I learned this French classic in culinary school and agree that it's delicious. However, for the amount of time and gas(energy) it takes, I'm not sure it's worth it. I tried this as a slow-cooked braise(1.5 hrs) and seared it afterward, and couldn't tell much difference. Just saying...

[@barbarayhivjaneahl3198]

It also work as a storage method. You can hold duck for several weeks, which is its main draw. But, unless you are working in a restaurant or don’t have a refrigerator, this isn’t really a useful to your average cook. That said, it’s really cool and worth knowing if you’re a student of the culinary arts.

[@MakeFoodForYou]

Confit method for duck “confit” is unnecessary and indistinguishable from using other slow cooking methods. Fat doesn’t penetrate the surface of the meat. You could just slow bake it covered and it would turn out the same without wasting all that fat. The duck fat ain’t going to contribute any flavor that can’t be added at later stages of cooking. Things like herbs can be added when browning the skin and citrus zest can be added fresh directly to the duck after cooking. The idea of storing the duck in fat is pointless to the modern kitchen.

[@cindyslevin3075]

So agree, I started making duck confit in the slow cooker. Just put 1/4 cup of olive oil in the slow cooker. Add the duck legs skin side down with thyme, garlic, black peppercorns, and a few juniper berries. Set it on high for 4 hours and Wala, duck confit. I then fry for 1-2 minutes per side on medium high heat in my carbon steel pan. Yummy..

[@Schrodingers_Kat]

@@cindyslevin3075Voilà

[@nathanarbuckle3180]

Kinda weird I only learned to do it in an oven. Its just a set it and forget it method no need to do a thing.

[@end0828]

👌🏼👌🏼

[@lilithsmith1290]

My dear chef, every tow weeks I cook duck. Not French , not Chinese, simply German or Czech. We use whole duck , washed dried it salted and use Caraway seed all over duck . In the oven covered for 2/5 hours ,rotating tow times on 385* than uncover for 45 minutes temperatures 400. And poked duck with the fork few ti ms to render the fat. Save the oil .Duck fat is very expensive .American they think duck is fatty. ,they missing the best food and healthy fat.

[@adamyoung480]

Aloha. My family wasn’t originally from America, so when we celebrated thanksgiving, it was always duck or goose. So much better than turkey.

[@MrsPamB]

Lol, not all Americans think duck is fatty! Some of us think it’s decadent, luxurious, and delicious 😋

[@marefisher6462]

I like the skin much crispier

[@elizamccroskey1708]

You can roast the confit for a bit and get the skin crispy. Also he seared it in a pan which makes for crispy all around.

[@pygmyzombie]

I always confit the wings too, but cook the breasts separately. I have tried doing the breasts confit, but that is definitely not their best use

[@DenisPombriant]

This is great but me thinks we need a sauce for the duck.

[@nathanarbuckle3180]

I tend to use a type of fruit wine reduction. Aprricot, Italian dark cherries, brandy or port and throw in some rendered pancetta

[@paullyon3760]

Only a Yank would pit mash potatoes with duck confit. Sautéed potatoes finished off with garlic and parsley, and green leaf salad with dressing...

[@ELconomics101]

Love duck breast 🦆 with orange sauce

[@williamfotiou7577]

The French learned that from the Greeks.

[@williamfotiou7577]

@ciaociao8337 not sure about that, but I'll accept it.

[@williamfotiou7577]

@ciaociao8337 yeah!? Your point is?

[@adeaston6553]

It always amazes me that all of the rest of the World use the Metric measurements system But America is still using Quarts, Cups, pounds and ounces, Catch up guys! The culinary world has left you behind. What the hell is a quart?? LOL "Oh and by the way we all use Celsius not Fahrenheit. Your all out of touch. God help America!

[@timeaaraouzou710]

😂

[@nathanbenton2051]

duck faaaat

[@nathanbenton2051]

sometimes i get rendered fois gras fat from local french restraunts and use that. it's literally a drug. get that infused with rosemary and then confit with it. i'm drooling.

[@alanhindle3149]

Personally I wouldn’t make it “salty as the sea”. That’s… a lot of salt. You won’t be wanting to eat anything cooked in that.

[@ChefBillyParisi]

You may not, but this is the proper way to season way before blanching.

[@alanhindle3149]

@@ChefBillyParisi I guess. But 35 grams of salt per litre is just too salty for me.

[@N0Charlie]

To preserve the fat, DO NOT add salt directly. Duck fat can be quite expensive so keep the fat in a freezer & each time you confit you build up your reserves as the duck renders & increase flavour. Salt is added at the dry brining stage as shown but beware, duck skin absorbs salt very quickly which is why flavouring salt is a good idea ie; 2 sprigs thyme, orange zest finely grated, 2 bay leaves crumpled, 10 black peppercorns, 5 juniper berries, half cup of salt in mortar & pestle until fluffy. Trim excess fat of duck marylands & reserve, then rub into flesh side & in the fridge for NO more than 3 hours. Wash salt off, pat dry & French trim legs. Now you're ready!

[@jackfahey4610]

Fantastic recipe, but your transcription is terrible pommes aligot is something like pols alo. Anyone looking for the recipe with no prior knowledge would be lost

[@frederickmooney2581]

Pointlessly long process, skip rinsing off the dry brine and just cover them with the fat.

[@todayisanewday7]

If you ever worked at a waste water treatment plant you would never eat duck again. Ducks literally swimming around in the waste water pools . It’s not a good site.

[@chrisdennis2571]

Please stop leaning on your cutting board. Yuk!