confit

thumb|upright=1.35|Duck confit Confit (, ; ) (from the French word confire, literally "to preserve") is any type of food that is cooked slowly over a long period as a method of preservation.

Confit, as a cooking term, describes the process of cooking food in fat, whether it be grease or oil, at a lower temperature compared to deep frying. While deep frying typically takes place at temperatures of , confit preparations are done at a much lower temperature, such as an oil temperature of around , or sometimes even cooler. The term is usually used in modern cuisine to mean long, slow cooking in fat at low temperatures, many having no element of preservation, such as in dishes like confit potatoes.