# Duck confit paella with shiitake and leek

A flavorful paella featuring tender duck confit, earthy shiitake mushrooms, and sweet leeks, cooked with duck fat for extra depth.

- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- some olive oil
- leek, finely chopped
- some duck fat
- shiitake mushroom, sliced
- a splash sweet wine
- smoked paprika
- freshly grated tomato
- duck confit, shredded, bones removed
- 5:1 ratio meat stock
- paella rice
- some duck leg confit, deboned

## Instructions

1. Add olive oil to the paella pan.
2. Add finely chopped leeks and cook on low heat.
3. Add duck fat to the pan.
4. Add sliced shiitake mushrooms.
5. Cook for another 5 minutes.
6. Add a splash of sweet wine and let it reduce.
7. Add smoked paprika and cook for a few seconds.
8. Add freshly grated tomato.
9. Add shredded duck confit to the sofrito and let everything cook down.
10. Add meat stock.
11. Add rice and spread evenly through the paella.
12. Cook for 10 minutes on high heat, then 5 minutes on low heat, always controlling the liquid level.
13. For the final minutes, add the remaining deboned duck legs on top to warm through.

## Equipment

- paella pan
- wooden spoon
- gas burner

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdXRbpmw/
- Creator: platillos.ams
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/693819f7-464b-4ebb-8c29-996501c0403d
- Extracted: 2026-10-31

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