CONFIT DUCK TOSTADAS
CONFIT DUCK TOSTADAS
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.