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Confit duck with parsnip purée
Photo: Mike Kenneally

Confit duck with parsnip purée

19 ingredients Serves 4-6 openrecipes

Comforting confit duck is a draw on any menu. Here, MasterChef’s John Torode shows you how to make it in your own home.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

944
Calories
34g
Protein
51g
Fat
93g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Parsnip 1/2 cup (78g) 55
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Goose not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 cumin
  • 12 coriander seeds
  • 3 juniper berries
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 100g/3½oz sea salt
  • 8 duck
  • small bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 1 whole head garlic
  • I litre/1¾ pints duck or goose fat
  • 2 fresh bay leaves
  • 1 tsp whole black pepper
  • 1 large parsnip
  • 1 floury potato
  • 1 apple
  • salt and white pepper
  • 150ml/5fl oz olive oil
  • 200ml/7fl oz milk
  • 100g/3½oz cobnuts

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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