Pasta with Slow Roasted Duck Confit
If you want to add more Mediterranean recipes to your recipe box, Pasta with Slow Roasted Duck Confit might be a recipe you should try. One portion of this dish contains around 27g of protein, 13g of fat, and a total of 573 calories. For 88 cents per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. 161 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up duck fat, slow-roasted duck legs, salt, and a few other things to make it today. Users who liked this recipe also liked Slow-Roasted Duck with Olive Gravy and Garlic-Fennel Confit, Duck Confit Pasta Salad, and Pasta with Confit Duck and Savoy Cabbage.
Instructions
a large pot of salted water on to boil for the pasta (4 quarts of water, 2 Tbsp salt).
the water is heating, pick all of the meat off the slow-cooked duck legs and reserve the skin. Tear the meat and skin into smallish pieces.
a large sauté pan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
Add the butter and duck fat and the duck meat and skin. Lower the heat to medium.
the pasta in the boiling water. Stir it from time to time.
the garlic and rosemary (if using) to the sauté pan. Cook for a minute, or until fragrant and just beginning to brown at the edges, then remove from heat.
the pasta when it is al dente, or use tongs to take it from the boiling water right into the sauté pan. Return the heat to medium. Toss the pasta in the sauté pan, making sure it is well coated.
Add more duck fat if needed.
Add some black pepper and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and toss again. Taste and add the second tablespoon of lemon juice if you want.
Serve immediately with the lemon zest sprinkled on top.