PASTA WITH DUCK CONFIT

PASTA WITH DUCK CONFIT image

Categories Duck

Yield 4 persons

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 pound tagliatelle
1 or 2 slow-roasted duck legs*
4 finely chopped garlic cloves
1 tablespoon butter
1-2 tablespoons duck fat
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Lemon zest
1-2 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

1. Pick all the meat off the duck legs and reserve the skin. Tear the meat and skin into smallish pieces. 2. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add the butter and duck fat and the duck meat and skin. Turn the heat down to medium. 3. Put the pasta in the boiling water. Stir it from time to time. 4. Add the garlic to the sauté pan and mix well. Watch the garlic: The moment it begins to brown turn off the heat. 5. Drain the pasta when it is al dente, or use tongs to take it from the boiling water right into the sauté pan. Turn the heat back on to medium. Toss the pasta in the sauté pan, making sure it is all coated well. Add more duck fat if needed. Add some black pepper and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and toss again. Taste and add the second tablespoon of lemon juice if you want. Serve immediately with the lemon zest sprinkled on top. * http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/easy_duck_confit/