CONFIT DUCK TOSTADAS
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
- or to taste
- 2 red chillies
- finely chopped
- ¼ white cabbage
- finely shredded
- ¼ red cabbage
- finely shredded
- 25g/1oz fresh flatleaf parsley
- 2 garlic cloves
- roasted
- 2 spring onions
- trimmed
- 1 sweet potato
- cubed and roasted
- 400g tin cooked lentils
- 1 red chilli
- finely chopped
- 1 orange
- zest only
- 200g tin prunes in juice
- drained
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 250g/9oz dates
- stones removed
- 3 red chillies
- roughly chopped
- 1 ripe avocado
- roughly mashed
- 1 lemon
- juice only
- ½ lime
- juice only
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 flour tortillas
- oil
- for frying
- 800g tin duck confit
Directions
- For the curtido
- place the vinegar in a large bowl and stir in the sugar. Add the chillies and then stir in the cabbage. Cover the bowl and leave to rest in the fridge for at least a day.
- For the sweet potato and lentils
- blitz the parsley
- roast garlic and spring onion in a food processor until it forms a purée. Add the purée
- along with all of the other ingredients
- to a bowl and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- For the chilli date purée
- blitz the dates and chillies in a food processor. Gradually add some water until a paste is formed. The consistency you are looking for should be thin enough to squeeze out of a tube but thick enough to maintain its shape.
- For the avocado mash
- combine the avocado with the juice from the lemon and lime. Mash again until almost smooth. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to a small serving bowl. Cover with the olive oil to prevent discolouration.
- To prepare the tortillas
- cut small circles from the tortillas
- you can usually get around two per tortilla. Heat a shallow amount of oil in a deep saucepan until very hot. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) Carefully add the tortilla circles to the hot oil and cook for about 45 seconds
- or until crisp and golden brown. Transfer using a slotted spoon to a plate lined with kitchen paper.
- Serve the curtido
- sweet potato mixture
- chilli date purée
- avocado mash and duck confit in small bowls. Allow people to construct the tostadas using the fried tortillas and all of the ingredients.

