duck confit in a can

[Scott Staley]

In France a couple years ago, my wife's aunt made us duck confit out of a can. The can was maybe 8 inches across and 4 deep and probably had 6-8 leg-thigh pieces all packed in solid duck fat. I've seen recipes to make this, but they are too much work, when I swear this stuff out of a can is great and all you do is warm it up.(it's very popular in France)

I can't find this anywhere. Not Fox and Obel, not Wholefoods. I haven't even found a mail order online. Anyone have a source for this?

-scott

[joeshmo]

Try the url below.

Link: http://www.meilleurduchef.com/cgi/mdc...

[annieb]

not to seem weird, but I'd go for the gizzards confit, personally.

[annieb]

not to seem weird, but I'd go for the gizzards confit, personally.

[Rene G]

Your question about canned duck confit reminded me of a remarkable website I only recently became aware of. In last week’s Chicago Reader there was an article about a woman who has an extensive collection of potted meats. She now has a website with photographs of the entire collection. Using the "Search by Meat" function, you can see duck is not represented (yet) but there are plenty of other amazing canned meats, some truly frightening. Have a look.

Link: http://www.pottedmeatmuseum.com/

[JeffB]

Cool site. I was laughing for a while until I got the sinking feeling that the authors were laughing at me, not with me, as I realized that a high percentage of the canned meats represented on the site also reside in my pantry. Some of this stuff (sardines, vienna sausages, chorizo in lard, octopus in ink) is essential to Cuban and Spanish cooking, which is home cooking for me. I also really hoped that the Sweet Sue canned whole chicken would be represented, and it was. I grew up seeing this product at the JewelT in Florida, wondering why. Just last week Sweet Sue and her time-warp products were the subject of a long and interesting conversation with a pal at Sara Lee (Sweet Sue's mama and the matron of many, many processed meat products). I'd love to hear from someone who has dined on SS whole chicken. The farthest I've gone is their chicken & dumplings (not bad, not bad).

Finally, regarding duck pate in a can: you can find this stuff in the gourmet sections of department stores. Check Field's, Bloomingdales, and, especially, Neiman's (where I have seen it for sure). Also, high-end food catalogs like Larry & David, Balducci's etc. (I just had a gift basket from a place in Napa (can't recall the name) w/2 jars of duck pate -- one w/ liver and one w/ rillettes. Finally, this place in NY specializes in cured game, including duck pate: https://www.dartagnan.com/index.asp

[m'th'su]

Here's a link to a horrifying review of the Sweet Sue Canned Whole Chicken by the great Paul Lukas, author of Beer Frame and Inconspiciouus Consumption. Click on the archive and scroll to the bottom.

Link: http://www.core77.com/inconspicuous/

[JeffB]

Thank you for that life-affirming link. It led me to dig deeper into Sweet Sue's Mississipi roots and yeilded an interesting example of US evangelism. Examining the following publication, you will see that a group of intrepid missionaries has undertaken to bring Sweet Sue and her better-known beau Dinty Moore to the people of Haiti. Perhaps the dark ways of voodoo and curried goat will give way to the shining light of American technology, culture, and canned meats. http://caribnaz.org/haiti/ww/menu.htm

[9lives]

I've had duck confit from a can too. It was delicious. You might try posting your question as to where to find it on the "General Topics" board.

[Ron Rosenbaum]

Scott,

FYI, Fox and Obel does have duck confit leg-thighs, vacuum packed rather than burried in fat, in their deli case.

Also, the Petrossian boutique in Bloomingdales has confit in jars.

[Sweet Willie]

I have ordered from this company before.

Very good confit!

Link: http://www.dartagnan.com/index.asp

[llorenz]

http://www.frenchfeast.com/ carries a pretty good brand - sometimes has it on sale.