How to Use confit in a Sentence

confit

noun
  • On Ounce’s menu are lamb tartare, duck confit and steak frites.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Buy confit duck legs or use bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs here.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Beans with tomato confit, cheese and herbs with crusty, fresh baked bread?
    — Eddie Fontanez, AZCentral.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • That means duck confit, white beans and cubes of pork fat known as lardons atop the sausage.
    — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Menu items include baozi with confit duck or pork char siu fillings.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Sprinkle with parsley and serve the salmon on the onion confit.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • There’s also duck leg confit with parsnip puree and pear mostarda.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 15 Feb. 2018
  • French classics are available, such as duck confit and croque madame.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The meal comes with roasted turkey breast and confit leg, plus five sides and dessert.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Their catch of the day is ideal for a group to share, as is their confit lamb shoulder.
    — Rana Good, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Part of what makes the carbonara stand out from the crowd is its rich yellow confit egg yolk.
    — Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Gingery duck confit fills the crisp spring rolls, staged on their sweet chile dipping sauce.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Risotto with corn and truffle, hamachi niçoise and duck confit pâté en croute are on the menu.
    — Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune, 22 Dec. 2020
  • There was an ode to French onion soup that was packed with pork confit and topped with crispy pork skin.
    — New York Times, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Chiles and confit tomato add spark and sass to the dish, which would be better with less salt.
    — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
  • Order the duck confit and a glass of Gamay at the marble bar.
    — Sunset Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Cream of mushroom and brie soup with duck confit and chicharron for $8.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Or have a heaping bowl of moules frites in a tomato confit with leeks in saffron cream.
    — New York Eateries, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The squid ink rice with lobster broth is finished with squid confit and tarragon.
    — Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Crispy chicken skin with farmer’s cheese and salmon roe, torn pasta with duck confit, and steamed sea bass.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2019
  • The duck confit and salmon tagine are must-tries, and the cocktails are excellent.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In Castelnaudary, the white beans are prepared with duck confit, pork and sausage.
    — Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022
  • Compare this, then, to the 10 cloves of garlic in this confit leeks recipe.
    — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2021
  • This wine is deep, dark, rich and ripe, capable of handling a steak au poivre or duck confit!
    — Dave Eckert, kansascity, 27 July 2017
  • When the labneh has drained and thickened, in a small bowl mash 6 cloves of the garlic confit.
    — Washington Post, 9 May 2021
  • Remove pasta from the water and toss in confit tomatoes and ramp pesto.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2018
  • Perez cooks his suadero confit in an aged beef tallow cultivated for four years.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The rest of the year, my favorite tomatoes are a cherry tomato confit.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Stock your pantry with their selection of fruits confits, wines, juices, and spreads, and one of each pastry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The chef makes his own vinaigrette and mayo, the latter infused with garlic confit.
    — Washington Post, 16 June 2021

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