confit
noun
con·fit kōn-ˈfē 
kȯn-,
kän-
1
: meat (such as goose, duck, or pork) that has been cooked and preserved in its own fat
2
: a garnish made usually from fruit or vegetables that are cooked until tender in a seasoned liquid
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Fourth course Halibut confit – EVOO-poached, fennel salad, orange aioli. 
Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 The crispy confit duck leg with English pea and mint hummus, and farro from Slow Rhode. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 Truffle oil, gooey tomato confit, and burrata combine for a luxurious orzo dish. Janae Mckenzie, Glamour, 12 May 2022 The country’s grocers have been scrambling to get hold of the much-loved condiment, which the French typically use to spice up meats such as duck confit, to create vinaigrettes for salads, or to make fresh mayonnaise. Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 The country’s grocers have been scrambling to get a hold of the much-loved condiment, which the French typically use to spice up meats such as duck confit, to create vinaigrettes for salads, or to make fresh mayonnaise. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Making the shallot confit involves nothing more challenging than poking holes in the shallots to allow the flavor to come out, and then combining them with thyme sprigs, olive oil, and salt and pepper on a piece of foil. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Be sure to try the creamy mushroom soup, kohlrabi with apple and walnut, and duck leg confit with fennel. Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 21 July 2022 In Castelnaudary, the white beans are prepared with duck confit, pork and sausage. Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022 See More
Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 The crispy confit duck leg with English pea and mint hummus, and farro from Slow Rhode. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022 Truffle oil, gooey tomato confit, and burrata combine for a luxurious orzo dish. Janae Mckenzie, Glamour, 12 May 2022 The country’s grocers have been scrambling to get hold of the much-loved condiment, which the French typically use to spice up meats such as duck confit, to create vinaigrettes for salads, or to make fresh mayonnaise. Albertina Torsoli, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 The country’s grocers have been scrambling to get a hold of the much-loved condiment, which the French typically use to spice up meats such as duck confit, to create vinaigrettes for salads, or to make fresh mayonnaise. BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 Making the shallot confit involves nothing more challenging than poking holes in the shallots to allow the flavor to come out, and then combining them with thyme sprigs, olive oil, and salt and pepper on a piece of foil. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Be sure to try the creamy mushroom soup, kohlrabi with apple and walnut, and duck leg confit with fennel. Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 21 July 2022 In Castelnaudary, the white beans are prepared with duck confit, pork and sausage. Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, noun derivative from past participle of confire "to treat (food, an animal or vegetable substance) in order to preserve it," going back to Old French "to prepare (a drink), preserve (fruit) in a liquid or sugar", going back to Latin conficere "to carry out, perform, make, bring about, collect, bring to completion" — more at confect
Note: In sense 1 the French word is most likely a gallicized form of the cognate word in the Occitan of Gascony or Languedoc. See note at comfit.
First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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