Sous Vide Turkey Thigh Confit with Citrus-Mustard Sauce

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2020

The hands-off, naturally make-ahead confit technique transforms turkey thighs into a silky, dense, and savory revelation.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME17½ hours, plus 4 days salting

Sous Vide Turkey Thigh Confit with Citrus-Mustard Sauce

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Confit is well suited to sous vide cooking: You need only 1 cup of fat or oil instead of the 6 cups required for the oven method; it allows you to precisely control the cooking temperature; and as with traditional confit, the timing is flex...

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