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Confit Duck Leg

Name: Confit Duck Leg
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 600g duck fat; 4 duck legs; 6 whole cloves garlic, peeled; 4 sprigs thyme; salt; 300g duck necks and wings; 85ml Madeira; 100g Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped; 500ml unsalted chicken stock; 2 tsp sherry vinegar; salt; 1½ tbsp pistachios; 1½ tbsp peeled hazelnuts; 2 tsp white peppercorns; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1 tbsp fennel seeds; 1½ tbsp sesame seeds; sea salt flakes; 12 baby beetroots, stems attached; 30ml olive oil; salt; 1 tbsp reserved duck fat; 800g Kent pumpkin, peeled and grated; 1 tbsp Harissa paste; 50g butter; salt; 1/4 tsp xanthan gum; 1/3 cup finely chopped parsley; finely grated zest of 1 lemon

Matt Sinclair

Contestant · 25 Jul 2016

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Serves

Components

Ingredients

Season

Ingredients

Confit Duck Leg

600gduck fat

4duck legs

6 wholecloves garlic, peeled

4 sprigsthyme

salt

Date Reduction

300gduck necks and wings

85mlMadeira

100gMedjool dates, pitted and finely chopped

500mlunsalted chicken stock

2 tspsherry vinegar

salt

Dukkah

1½ tbsppistachios

1½ tbsppeeled hazelnuts

2 tspwhite peppercorns

1 tbspcumin seeds

1 tbspcoriander seeds

1 tbspfennel seeds

1½ tbspsesame seeds

sea salt flakes

Roasted Baby Beets

12baby beetroots, stems attached

30mlolive oil

salt

1 tbspreserved duck fat

Harissa Pumpkin Puree

800gKent pumpkin, peeled and grated

1 tbspHarissa paste

50gbutter

salt

1/4 tspxanthan gum

Gremolata

1/3 cupfinely chopped parsley

finely grated zest of 1 lemon

3 tsplemon juice

1 clovegarlic, finely grated

2 tbspolive oil

pinchsalt

Garnish

micro basil

micro coriander

Method

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Tagged

DuckButterBasilLemonGarlicParsleyBeetrootCorianderSaltPumpkinOlive OilPistachioDatesPeppercornsChicken StockCoriander SeedsCuminHazelnutFennel SeedsSherry VinegarSalt FlakesSesameLemon JuiceXanthan GumDinnerRoasts

Recipe by Matt Sinclair, Season 8. Originally published by Network 10 on 25 Jul 2016.

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