Duck Fesenjan

Season duck legs all over with salt and black pepper.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat.

Place duck legs, skin-side down, in hot oil and cook until browned, 2 to 5 minutes; turn and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 4 minutes more.

Transfer legs to a plate; pour rendered duck fat into a bowl.

Pour water into the skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

Remove from heat.

Heat about 2 tablespoons duck fat and olive oil in Dutch oven medium heat.

Cook and stir onion in hot oil and fat until golden brown, 7 to 10 minutes.

Add turmeric, cinnamon, nutmeg; cook and stir until fragrant, 1 minute.

Pour chicken broth, pomegranate molasses, honey, and reserved water mixture from the skillet into onions; bring to a simmer.

Grind walnuts to a fine powder in a food processor.

Cook and stir walnuts in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.

Stir walnuts into broth mixture; place duck legs in broth to cover in broth.

Reduce heat and simmer until duck legs are tender, 3 to 4 hours.

Transfer duck to a serving dish.

Bring broth mixture to a boil; cook until reduced and desired sauce consistency is reached.

Season with salt.

Ladle sauce over duck legs.