'Confit' Of Moulard Duck Foie Gras With Apple Compote Recipe - Cooking Index

Ingredients

• 1 Grade A moulard duck foie gras - 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lbs
• 3/4 teaspoon Pink salt - (optional) (sel rose, a preserving salt)
• 1/2 teaspoon Freshly-ground white pepper
• Sugar
• Coarse salt-- to cover completely
• 1/2 Duck fat or canola oil
• 1/4 cup Honey
• 2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
• 3 Granny Smith apples
• Black Pepper Gastrique: 1 cup Banyuls vinegar (available from gourmet food shops)
• 1 cup Honey
• 1/2 teaspoon Coarsely-ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 cups Diced brioche bread - cut 1/4
• 4 teaspoons Melting butter or foie gras fat