LesLauriers Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Especially for Alfa & Jill who asked me to post the recipe in an earlier thread ("Confit de canard"):Serves 6For the pastry:250g self raising flour125g butter cut into small piecescold waterFor the filling:1 x 400g tin duck (or goose) confit500g small whole potatoes4 eggs75ml milk2tbsp double creambutter for greasing4 shallots, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and choppeda bunch of flat leaved parsley, choppedsea saltfreshly ground black pepperTo make the pastry, (as you would normally do) put the flour in a bowl, add the butter, and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Using a round bladed knife in a cutting motion, combine a couple of tablespoons of old water with the mix until a pastry ball forms. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and knead until the pastry is even and smooth, then wrap and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.To make the filling, open the tin of confit and remove the meat. Discard the skin and roughly chop the meat. Slice the potatoes. In a bowl, beat the eggs with the milk and the cream.Heat the oven to 220/gas 7.Lightly butter a 20-25cm pie dish. Roll out the pastry and use it to line the dish.Add the meat, shallots, garlic, parsley, and seasoning to the pie base then layer the poatoes over the top. Finally, pour over the egg mixture.Cook in the middle of the oven for 45 minutes. Reduce the temperature after 30 minutes if the top is browning too much.Serve warm with a green salad. '' As I said in the previous thread, I haven't yet tried this recipe myself, but it sounds, and looks from it's picture in the book, deeelicious!The book by the way is 'The French Kitchen - A Cookbook' by Joanne Harris (author of 'Chocolat' et al) & Fran Wilde. A fab book with loads of very tempting recipes.I hope I haven't flouted any copyright laws by posting the recipe here!Susie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfa Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Thanks Susie,Looks delicious - will let you know !Regards,Alfa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill<br><br>Jill (99) Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 LAST EDITED ON 01-Mar-04 AT 01:03 AM (GMT)Thanks SusieIt does sound delicious. Hope I can squeeze in a couple of extra tins when we go over to France in April! I don't think we have any at the moment!Just one thing though - did the recipe say anything about parboiling the potatoes? I think I will do, because it doesn't sound long to get them cooked. What do you think? If anyone makes this recipe before I do, please could you let me know. Merci d'avance!Jill (99) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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