Title: Ail ou echalotes confits (garlic or shallots in duck fat)
 Categories: France, Sauce/gravy
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
     12    Shallots
      2 c  Graisse de canard
           -(rendered duck fat)
      1 ts Quatre epices (5 spices)
    1/4 ts Pepper, Black, ground
 
  1. Peel the garlic and cut off any green sprouts within. If using
  shallots, cut off both ends before peeling. Heat the duck fat in a
  small saucepan over medium flame.
  
  2. When the fat is warm, add the garlic or shallots, the quatre
  epices, and the ground pepper. Cook until they are soft, about 20
  minutes for the garlic and 30 minutes for the shallots.
  
  3. Remove them from the fat with a slotted spoon and cool on paper
  towels. If they are not used immediately, they can be refrigerated in
  a small container for several days.  Do not cover them with fat.
  Yield - 6 servings as a garnish.
  
  [ Per serving: 30 calories, 0 g. protein, 2 g. carbohydrate, 2 g.
  fat, 2 mg. cholesterol, o mg. sodium. Calories from fat: 57% ]