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Preheat the oven to 250? F. Warm the fat in a large deep pan by putting it in the oven while it preheats, or over low heat on the stove until it liquefies. Pull the pork out of the fridge and very liberally rub it with kosher salt. Pork likes salt, so do not be afraid of over salting. Let pork sit out and come to room temperature. Submerge the pork in the fat and add the fennel seeds, bay leaves, juniper berries, pepper, and garlic. It is very important that the pork is fully submerged throughout cooking. If you find you do not have enough, in a pinch, you can top it off with olive oil. Cook 4-5 hours, until extremely tender, The pork confit will be infinitely better if you let it sit in the fridge, cooled and covered in the fat for at least a week. However, overnight will suffice if you simply cannot wait! To serve the pork, heat the container to re-liquefy the fat, remove the pork and slice it into rectangle pieces, about 3"x1"x1". Taste a small piece to see if it needs more salt. Season according to your taste. In a stainless-steel saute pan, heat a little of the duck fat, when it is hot add the pork pieces and sear on all sides until each surface has a golden brown crust. NOTE: The pork can be kept in the fridge, submerged in fat for up to 2 months.
When you are finished with the fat, warm it and strain it, removing all of the garlic, spices and pork bits, store in your refrigerator and reuse for your next confit adventure! In a 4-quart pot briefly saute the shallots. Add the cider and reduce by 3/4. Add the veal stock and fresh thyme sprigs. Reduce over medium heat until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Pour sauce through a fine strainer (straining out the shallots and thyme) into another pot. Taste your sauce. Adjust seasoning by adding apple vinegar and salt. Add butter to help round out the flavors. If your sauce does not reduce down to coat the back of the spoon, you can remove the thyme and woosh it up in a blender with the shallots. This will give i
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Enameled Dutch oven for braising, bread baking, stewing
Black matte enamel interior — superior browning and self-basting lid
1.5mm copper — ultimate thermal responsiveness for delicate sauces
Precision immersion circulator for sous vide cooking
Rounded bottom saucier — whisk into corners, polenta, custard