597826 Fri Feb 20 09:29:13 -0800 2009 13 12 Boston Area 0 4435806 I'm looking to make duck confit stuffed ravioli this weekend and wondering if anyone has suggestions as to where to purchase duck confit for the filling. (Already took a look at past posts and didn't find anything responsive). Thanks in advance. Fri Feb 20 09:29:13 -0800 2009 94730 GULawKA 1 4435832 Call Savenors (Beacon Hill and Cambridge). They have it. But even if they don't right now, they'll get it for you. Or you could just buy some duck, brown it up, cover it in the rendered fat, and put it in the oven for a couple hours. Fri Feb 20 09:36:24 -0800 2009 4435806 16490 Bostonbob3 2 4441763 You brown yours before confiting? I've always done mine afterward, just before serving. 20 minutes in a hot oven does the trick. Savenors sells rendered duck fat for confiting as well as fresh legs. Sun Feb 22 12:48:10 -0800 2009 4435832 14386 BobB 3 4443530 Yeah, I brown them to render the fat. But I also crisp them up afterwards as well. It's an old "Great Chef's of Somewhere" recipe that's served me well. Mon Feb 23 08:10:50 -0800 2009 4441763 16490 Bostonbob3 1 4436003 If you are closer to Lexington, Wilson Farms often has duck confit in their meat area. And, costco in Everett sells duck confit as well. I have not tried either of these products since I prefer to do the confit myself. [I have an amazing recipe if you need it, but it is a 48 hour production.] Fri Feb 20 10:17:58 -0800 2009 4435806 59258 smtucker 2 4436020 Thanks for the recommendation--I think I'm going to take the shortcut! Fri Feb 20 10:24:09 -0800 2009 4436003 94730 GULawKA 3 4436933 I've gotten excellent confit at Formaggio Kitchen on Huron. Fri Feb 20 14:11:36 -0800 2009 4436020 11263 tallullah 1 4436984 Also saw it at Dewar's in Newton Center last weekend. Fri Feb 20 14:22:46 -0800 2009 4435806 85007 bostonbroad 2 4437396 Ask your local whole foods to order you some, if they don't currently have it Fri Feb 20 16:25:33 -0800 2009 4436984 23130 gyppielou 3 4441767 Are you sure? They don't even sell fresh duck legs anymore, I've asked, and I've never seen confit in one. Sun Feb 22 12:49:11 -0800 2009 4437396 14386 BobB 4 4443405 I couldn't find duck in any form the last time I looked at WF. I think they only stock it around the holidays; special order the rest of the time. Mon Feb 23 07:29:13 -0800 2009 4441767 85007 bostonbroad 5 4443594 I seem to recall reading on a thread here a while back that their decision to stop carrying duck parts had some connection to the fact (?) that their duck parts supplier was also a foie gras producer, and they refused to support that for humane reasons. Might be apocryphal, though - all I know is I was in my local Whole Foods in Brighton a few days ago looking for fresh legs, and they told me that all of the WF stores have stopped carrying them but could (or would) not give me a reason. Mon Feb 23 08:30:11 -0800 2009 4443405 14386 BobB 1 4440838 I've seen it at Dave's Fresh Pasta. It seemed very expensive to me, but I'm not sure what the usual price for confit is. Sun Feb 22 06:05:37 -0800 2009 4435806 12671 maillard 2 4441770 Make your own. It's so, so easy. Sun Feb 22 12:49:36 -0800 2009 4440838 14386 BobB