Ingredients 
    
    - 4 x large F/R duck legs
 - 60 g coarse sea salt
 - 10 g garlic cloves sliced
 - 5 g fresh thyme
 - 5 g fresh bay leaf
 - 5 g crushed juniper
 - 3 g cracked black pepper
 - 500 g duck fat
 
Method
- Remove duck legs from any packaging & pat dry.
 - Mix together salt, herbs & spices in a non-corrosive container large enough to hold the duck legs.
 - Rub salt mixture into duck all over then cover & chill for 24 hours.
 - Remove duck from the salt mixture, quickly rinse in ice-cold water & pat dry.
 - Place duck into deep dish & cover with duck fat & tight-fitting lid.
 - Cook in preheated oven 140°C /120°C fan assisted (gas 1) for 2 ½ hours until tender when pierced with a skewer.
 - Cool the duck in the fat & preserve.
 
To serve
- Bring the duck leg preserved in fat to room temperature then carefully remove the duck from the fat.
 - Place into a cool non-stick pan skin side down & roast in a preheated oven 220°C /200°C fan assisted (gas 7) for approximately 15 minutes until the skin is crisp & the duck hot throughout.