Another specialty of Gascony, confit is a time-honored method of preserving meat by salting it and cooking it slowly in its own fat. The cooked meat is then packed into a crock or pot and covered with its cooking fat, which acts as a seal and preservative. The beauty of this duck confit from Rougié is that all the hard work is done for you. All you have to do is to heat it and enjoy! You can also use this tender confit to prepare a cassoulet, or roast it with cep mushrooms for confit à la basquaise, with fried potatoes for confit à la béarnaise, or with sorrel for confit à la périgourdine.
