Scandinavian · Starter

Crisp Pig Tail Confit

Name: Crisp Pig Tail Confit
Total time: 13 h 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Scandinavian
Ingredients: 850 g pig tails, preferably organic; 650 g duck fat; 6½ g black peppercorns; 2 cloves garlic; 2 leaves bay; ½ whole nutmeg, coarsely crushed; salt flakes, to taste; 350 ml neutral oil for deep-frying

Pig tails steamed for eight hours in duck fat, then split in two: the meat and fat pressed, cut and fried into golden squares, and the skin deep-fried into airy crackling.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h 35 min
Total13 h 25 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

850 gpig tails, preferably organic
650 gduck fat
6½ gblack peppercorns
2 clovesgarlic
2 leavesbay
½whole nutmeg, coarsely crushed
to tastesalt flakes
350 mlneutral oil for deep-frying

Diet

Keto
Paleo

Contains

Onion family (any)
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Nutmeg
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Poultry and birds (any)
Duck

Taste

Heat
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Sous-vide circulator
Deep fryer
Probe thermometer

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

Over 90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 4
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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