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Confit duck gizzard salad

Bruno Albouze · ♥ 768 likes · 15.4K views · 4 min video

Read about giblets (liver, heart, gizzard, neck) in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • salad greens
  • ice cubes
Trim the bottoms of the greens and soak in water, replacing it until it comes out clean; add a few ice cubes to the last bath for crisper salad.
  • fingerling potatoes
  • confit duck gizzards
Peel the cooked fingerling potatoes (optional, for looks); slice the confit gizzards.
  • duck fat or butter
  • 2 whole eggs
  • salt
  • white vinegar
Cover eggs with tap water, add salt and a splash of white vinegar, bring to a boil and simmer 9 minutes.
  • French baguette
Plunge the eggs into ice water; after about 5 minutes crack the shells, return to the water a few more minutes and peel.
Garlic croutons from a baguette
  • garlic
  • olive oil
  • pepper
Square off the baguette, cut thick slices, rub with garlic and cut into cubes; season with olive oil, salt and pepper and toss over the stove or in the oven.
  • red vinegar, such as bagnoles
  • walnut oil
  • shallots
Make a vinaigrette of red vinegar, walnut oil, salt, pepper, shallots and a dash of sugar.
The four elements and the vinaigrette
  • sugar
Five minutes before serving, saute the gizzards with shallots in duck fat or butter on high heat for a couple of minutes, then toss in the potatoes.
Coat a large bowl with vinaigrette, add the salad, add more on top and toss.
Deglaze the warm gizzards and potatoes with some vinaigrette.
  • toasted pine nuts
Top with toasted pine nuts, croutons, eggs and more vinaigrette.