Slow Cooker Duck Confit
With only a few simple ingredients, this slow cooker recipe makes one of the most popular duck dishes. It takes 6 hours to create so make sure you start this one before you go into work so it will be ready for dinner when you get home!
Ingredients
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12 oz. Rendered Duck Fat
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1 Tbsp. Kosher Salt
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1/2 tsp. Cracked Black Pepper
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4 Whole Bay Leaves
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6 Garlic Cloves. Minced
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1/2 bunch Fresh Thyme
Directions
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1
Rub the Duck Legs with the kosher salt. Place it skin-side down in a pan. Season with pepper, bay leaves, garlic and thyme sprigs. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
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2
Transfer duck legs to a slow cooker skin side down. Melt duck fat and pour over legs, covering them completely.
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3
Set the slow cooker to high and cook for 2 hours.
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4
Flip duck legs skin side up and cook in the slow cooker for one more hour.
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5
Remove duck legs from fat and serve.