Turkey Duck Or Goose Leg Confit Sous Vide Food

TURKEY LEG CONFIT WITH SHALLOTS AND THYME

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the salt and pepper. Place the turkey legs in a large re-sealable bag and add the salt mixture. Shake around to coat the legs evenly and then seal bag and place in fridge overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, add 1/4 cup duck fat. Remove the turkey legs from the bag and brush off excess salt. Add the turkey legs to the pot and brown all over, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add the garlic and shallots and cook until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the thyme, cloves, rosemary, star anise, fennel seeds, cinnamon, lemon peel and orange peel and then pour over the remaining duck fat so the legs are completely covered.
• Bring to a gentle simmer (without boiling or frying), then remove from the heat, cover and place into the oven. Cook until the meat starts to fall off the bone, about 3 hours.
• Place the legs on a baking sheet. Shred the meat and serve. Reserve the fat and use it to cook gravy, French fries or roasted potatoes. If making ahead of time, remove the pot from the oven and set aside to allow the turkey to cool in the fat. Once cooled, place in the refrigerator overnight to completely chill. To serve, remove the turkey from the fat and crisp in a dry pan to heat through.

SOUS VIDE DUCK CONFIT RECIPE

Steps:

• Set up an immersion circulator and preheat the water bath to 155°F (68°C).
• Season duck all over with salt and pepper. Rub garlic onto the meaty side of each leg and set a thyme sprig on top. Slide duck legs into vacuum bags and seal according to vacuum-sealer manufacturer's instructions. Alternatively, seal duck legs in a zipper-lock bag using the water displacement method ,
• Remove duck from water bath and transfer to refrigerator to chill. The duck can be kept refrigerated within the sealed bag for up to 1 week.

TURKEY, DUCK OR GOOSE LEG CONFIT SOUS VIDE RECIPE

Steps:

• Instructions: Place legs in a 5 to 10% brine (50 to 100 grams salt per 1 liter) for three to six hours: I chose a 5% solution for three hours. The brine may be flavored with sprigs of thyme, bay leaves, garlic, and orange/ lemon slices: I chose thyme and garlic After brining, rinse legs and pat dry with paper towels: I use tea towels and really washed and dried well Season with Kosher salt and coarse ground pepper Individually vacuum seal the legs with 2to 4 tablespoons of rendered fat: I used 3 tablespoons Place the vacuum sealed legs in a 176°F (80°C) water bath for 8 to 12 hours: as I was going to the Market Saturday morning, they were out in 10 hours After cooking, the legs must be rapidly cooled in ice water (see table below) and can be then frozen or refrigerated at below 39° indefinitely To serve, reheat and sear until skin is crispy or just discard skin and serve meat torn into pieces