Slow Cooker Duck Confit

With only a few simple ingredients, this slow cooker recipe makes one of the most popular duck dishes. It takes 6 hours to create so make sure you start this one before you go into work so it will be ready for dinner when you get home!

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. Rendered Duck Fat
  • 1 Tbsp. Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 tsp. Cracked Black Pepper
  • 4 Whole Bay Leaves
  • 6 Garlic Cloves. Minced
  • 1/2 bunch Fresh Thyme

Direction

  • Rub the Duck Legs with the kosher salt. Place it skin-side down in a pan. Season with pepper, bay leaves, garlic and thyme sprigs. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
  • Transfer duck legs to a slow cooker skin side down. Melt duck fat and pour over legs, covering them completely.
  • Set the slow cooker to high and cook for 2 hours.
  • Flip duck legs skin side up and cook in the slow cooker for one more hour.
  • Remove duck legs from fat and serve.