Duck Fat Recipes:
Fried, Seared, Roasted


Duck Fat Fried Recipes

 

Take a second and think about frying with duck fat. What comes to mind? Usually, confit, potatoes or fries are the first recipes to pop up. Those meals are great (don’t worry, we have the recipes) but there is so much more you can do when you use choose duck fat as your frying oil


 
Duck fat fried chicken

Duck Fat Fried Chicken

Frying chicken with duck fat will make you serious ponder why all fried chicken isn’t made with this cooking oil. Duck fat transforms this chicken recipe. Adding some heat takes it to hall of fame status.

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Duck Fat Fries

Making french fries with duck fat is perhaps this cookin oil’s most legendary and well known recipe. Duck fat fries are extra crispy on the outside and even rich and smoother on the inside.

Duck fat french fries recipe >


Duck Fat Garlic Confit

Garlic confit on its own is spread that belongs in every fridge. Use it like butter for bread. Add to marinades. Top pizzas with it. Normally, it’s made with olive oil. Smart people choose duck fat, though.

Duck fat garlic confit recipe >

Duck Fat Fried Chicken Sandwich

duck fat fried chicken sandwich

The fried chicken sandwich is legendary. Actual empires have built on it. With this recipe, we take the spicy fried chicken sandwich into the future with a simple change: frying it with duck fat.

Duck fat fried chicken thighs recipe >


Duck Fat Potato Latkes

Potato latkes are normally made around Hanukkah. After you fry potato latkes with duck fat, you’ll be making them all rear round.

Duck fat potato latkes recipe >

Duck Fat Fried Eggs

Starting your morning with a fried egg cooked in duck fat is a good idea. It’s a simple way to make a simple breakfast staple even better.

Duck fat fried egg recipe >


Duck Fat Fried Panko Chicken

If you’re not ready to go all out and fry a whole chicken with duck fat, start with this recipe. Panko duck fried chicken thighs are out of this world good and oh-so-crispy. It’s simple and delicious meal that you can make quick!

Duck fat fried panko chicken thighs recipe >


fish tacos fried with duck fat

Duck Fat Fried Fish Tacos

Fish tacos fried with duck fat are crispier, richer, and just plain better than any fish tacos recipe you’ve cook up before. Make ‘em on Tuesday or any day of the week for that matter.

Duck fat fried fish tacos recipe >

huevos rancheros cooked with duck fat

Duck Fat Huevos Rancheros

Huevos rancheros is simple way to start your morning. It’s an even richer dish with duck fat. We layer it in a small cast iron sauce pan, bake it in the oven, and garnish with hot sauce.

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Duck Fat Seared Recipes

 

Duck fat’s high smoke point gives it searing powers that not only transform steak but also any other meats you cook with it. Build the perfect crust and enhance flavor with a healthier cooking oil that was made for searing. Remember, duck fat has lots of healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. While butter is the opposite and made up of mostly unhealthy saturated fats. Searing recipes are healthier and tastier with duck fat.


 

Duck Fat Seared Steak

Searing a steak with duck fat builds the perfect crust and imparts a richness unlike anything you’ve tried before. Did we mention duck fat is also much healthier than butter? That’s a win-win.

Duck fat seared steak recipe >

Duck Fat Seared Rack of Lamb

First we smoked the rack of lamb (optional step). Then we seared it with duck fat. This recipe is out of this world. After cooking lamb with duck fat, you’ll never cook it any other way.

Duck fat seared rack of lamb recipe >


Duck Fat Seared Tuna

Searing a tuna steak to a rare finish is so simple and delicious. Duck fat seared tuna is just as simple but even better tasting.

Tuna sear with duck fat recipe >


duck fat seared leg of lamb

Duck Fat Seared Leg of Lamb

Roasting a whole leg of lamb is an easy way to feed a big dinner party. Adding duck fat to the recipe will ensure there are no leftovers.

Duck fat leg of lamb recipe >

Duck Fat Seared Tri-Tip

Finishing off a smoked or grilled tri-tip with a quick duck fat sear builds the perfect crust and enhances tri-tip’s unique flavors.

Tri-tip seared with duck fat recipe >


Duck Fat Roasted Recipes

 

There’s nothing worst than roasting a potatoes or a chicken and ending up with a good tasting meal that lacks crispiness. Those types of foods are synonymous with crispy. When a roasting recipe calls for a crispy finish, duck fat is the answer.


 

Duck Fat Chicken Wings

Warning: don’t cook wings with duck fat while you’re home alone… unless you want to end up eating a baker’s dozen solo.

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Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes

Just look at those duck fat roasted potatoes. We think there’s enough photo evidence to omit a longer recipe description.

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Duck Fat Roasted Chicken

Crispy chicken skin. Rich juicy meat. All things you want from a roasted chicken are even more attainable when the chicken is roasted with duck fat.

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Duck Fat Roasted Corn

Corn on the cob is one of the simplest grill side dishes there is. It’s just as simple and even better when you roast the corn with duck fat.

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Duck Fat Roasted Chickpeas

Chickpeas roasted with duck fat deserve a spot on every snack spread. They are super crispy, rich, and almost vegetarian. And they are nice to look at it.

Duck fat roasted chickpeas recipe >


Duck Fat Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Roasted tomatillo salsa or salsa verde is the perfect combo of easy and delicious. When you roast the tomatillos with duck fat, something magical happens.

Tomatillo salsa recipe >

Duck Fat Roasted Spatchcock Chicken

Spatchcocking a chicken saves times on the cook but delivers just as tasty results. Basting a chicken with duck fat creates an even richer and crispier tasting result.

Duck fat roasted spatchcock chicken recipe >


Creative Duck Fat Recipes

 

You can bake with duck fat. In fact, you can make any normal recipe a duck fat recipe by switching out the traditional cooking oil with duck fat. It’s that easy. We are talking about salad dressings, popcorn, mayo, cookies, you name it.


 

Duck Fat Popcorn

In a world where popcorn is no longer made with butter, a new cooking oil has emerged... Okay, bad movie but way tastier popcorn.

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Duck Fat Matzo Ball Soup

Making matzo ball soup with duck fat is another simple example of how you can transform a classic, beloved recipe using duck and apply minimal effort.

Matzo ball soup with duck fat recipe >

Duck Fat Split Pea Soup

The exact same split pea soup recipe you’re used to with one small change: duck fat. It’s almost worth making just for the color.

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