Duck Leg Confit - Lettuce Entertain You

Ingredients

• DUCK CONFIT INGREDIENTS
• • 6 duck legs*
• • ¾ cup Kosher Salt
• • 2 ground bay leaves
• • 1 Tbsp ground peppercorn
• • 2 Tbsp sugar
• • 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
• • 6 cups rendered duck fat*
• • pinch of espelette pepper (save for serving)
• • freshly picked thyme for garnish (save for serving)
• BEAN INGREDIENTS
• • 3 Tbsp duck fat
• • 1 ½ cup fennel, small dice
• • ¾ cup onion, small dice
• • ¾ cup white wine
• • 2 qt chicken stock
• • 1 qt northern white beans, 1 cup dry beans previously soaked for 24 hours, or at least overnight
• • 4 thyme sprigs
• • 1 bay leaf
• • ½ tsp black peppercorn, whole
• STEWED APRICOTS INGREDIENTS
• • 1 ½ qt dried apricots, chopped in half
• • 1 tbsp mustard seed
• • 8 cups water
• • ½ qt sherry vinegar
• • ½ qt champagne vinegar
• • 1 qt sugar