# Confit: Four Dishes, Zero Waste

A French cooking technique involving slow cooking ingredients in fat or oil at low temperatures, resulting in tender food and multiple meal possibilities from one pot.

- Total time: 120 min
- Cuisine: French
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken legs
- Whole garlic cloves
- Cherry tomatoes
- enough to fully submerge Neutral oil or duck fat
- Fresh thyme
- Bay leaves
- Black pepper
- Salt
- Crusty bread
- Cream
- Pasta (rigatoni or similar)
- Chilli flakes
- Fresh basil
- Potatoes

## Instructions

1. Place chicken legs, peeled garlic cloves, and cherry tomatoes into a deep oven-safe pot.
2. Add fresh thyme, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour in neutral oil or duck fat until all ingredients are fully submerged.
4. Cook in the oven at 120°C (248°F) for 2 hours until the chicken is extremely tender.
5. Remove the chicken legs from the oil.
6. Place chicken skin-side down in a hot pan and sear until the skin is golden and crisp.
7. Rest the chicken briefly, then pull it apart.
8. For Confit Bruschetta: Spread the soft confit garlic and tomatoes onto toasted crusty bread.
9. Finish with a pinch of salt and olive oil.
10. For Garlic Paste: Blend confit garlic into a smooth paste.
11. Add a pinch of salt to prevent it from freezing solid and store it in the freezer.
12. For Confit Cream Pasta: Add confit garlic and tomatoes to a pan and blend with a stick blender until smooth.
13. Stir in cream and bring to a gentle simmer.
14. Toss the sauce through cooked pasta of choice.
15. Serve with chili flakes and fresh basil.
16. For Confit Roast Potatoes: Strain and reserve the confit oil, which is now infused with garlic, tomato, herbs, and chicken fat.
17. Toss potatoes in the infused oil.
18. Roast the potatoes at high heat until deeply golden and crisp.

## Equipment

- deep oven-safe pot
- oven
- hot pan
- stick blender

## Tips

- Use a pinch of salt when blending garlic paste to prevent it from freezing solid.
- The infused confit oil can be used to roast potatoes for enhanced flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSHCxVdrT/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8ac36cab-0921-4e7b-869a-c638328d608b
- Extracted: 2026-04-11

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