I'm sure you already know, but Confit de Canard is simply preserved Duck.
It is usually made from Ducks that were fattened for the making of Foie Gras, and the legs and thighs were later preserved in their own fat (of which there was lots). The pieces of Duck are placed in large copper pans, covered with Duck Fat, then gently simmered for a few hours, before being placed in large earthenware 'crocks' and covered with the fat. Like this, the Confit would keep for a long time.
These two frozen Duck Legs, in a vacuum pack (below), were bought at Aldi for £2.99. It was sold as 'Duck a l'Orange', and comes with a separate pack of Orange flavoured sauce. The sauce is best kept for another recipe (I used it for a sweet-n-sour Pork dish), and the legs roasted as one would any other Confit.
Confit de Canard is usually very expensive, so you can imagine my delight at finding these at Aldi. OK, they come from China and not from France, but I'm not complaining. They taste pretty much the same.
I served them with some roasted small Jersey Royal Potatoes (superb), and a bit of Greenery.
I'm allowing my freezer to empty itself bit by bit at the moment, but when we return from France in September, I shall make sure that there are several packs in there.
If you search for Confit de Canard online, you will see how expensive it normally is. These are just £1.50 per person/serving.
Verdict: 8/10. It doesn't have the intensity of French Confit, but it comes very close.
N.B. I DO NOT work for Aldi, nor am I a shareholder. I am simply a new devotee. I keep discovering new and exciting things. May that continue !!!
5 comments:
After your post about the lamb shanks I found my local Tesco have them. They are with the fresh meats and £6.50 for the pack of two, with red wine gravy and look exactly the same as the ones you showed. They were very good, we were impressed. Lamb has been too expensive for us recently so this has given us the chance to have lamb again. I will see if they have the duck and give them a try.
I have never been a fan of duck and much prefer swan. Unfortunately, neither Aldi or Lidl seem to stock swan. Come to think of it, I have never seen any badger meat in either of those stores. Surely Waitrose will have both.
They are very good. The Sainsbury's one's have too much 'sauce' but I'd rather that than too little. They seem to be everywhere these days; I keep some in the freezer at all times.
They were clean out of Swan when I last went, but their Fox cutlets were very good.
That seems very cheap. It must be a luxury, or exotic, item in Britain. A bonus that the sauce came separately and you can use it elsewhere.
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