Confit Chicken Leg

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    375 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Catalogued Ideas and Random Thoughts

By Stuart Ralston

Published 2023

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Ingredients

  • 100 g salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2.5 g picked thyme

Method

Blend the salt, bay leaf, thyme, parsley, black pepper and star anise in a food processor to form a green salt. Rub the chicken legs in the salt and allow to cure for 5 hours, then wash the cure off and pat dry.

Place the chicken legs in a deep pot and cover with duck fat (or vegetable oil). Ensure the legs are submerged and top with a parchment cartouche.

Heat the pot gently on