Duck

Name: How to cook Duck - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

BraaiDude

Duck

Ingredient

Food ration :

2 servings

Cooking time :

20 minutes

Duck breasts

1 Tbsp

butter

House Brick (preferably cleaned and wrapped in foil)

(very heaped) Tbsp Blueberry Jam

1 Tbsp

Red Wine Vinegar

1 Knob

butter approx. 1 Tsp

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Lightly score the skin of the duck breast in a criss-cross pattern with a very sharp knife. Be careful not to cut into the meat.

* Step 2

Season both sides very well with salt and pepper

* Step 3

Rest for 15 minutes before cooking

* Step 4

With a kitchen towel, remove excess moisture and pat until very dry.

* Step 5

Heat pan over medium high heat and add butter.

* Step 6

When the water has evaporated from the butter, place duck breast skin side down in pan. Put a sheet of tin foil over the pan and place the brick (wrapped in foil if you like) on top of the breast.

* Step 7

Cook for 6 minutes without touching the meat.

* Step 8

Remove brick and foil, turn breast over and replace foil and brick.

* Step 9

Cook for another 4 minutes.

* Step 10

Remove duck from pan and set aside to rest for around 10 minutes.

* Step 11

Cooking with these times will cause your duck to be cooked perfectly to medium rare...

* Step 12

Drain fat from the pan and return pan to stovetop.

* Step 13

Deglaze pan with red wine vinegar and add a heaped tablespoon of blueberry jam.

* Step 14

Stir mixture until homogenous and add all but 1 large pinch of lemon zest.

* Step 15

Allow sauce to reduce by approximately 2/3 and add knob of butter stirring continuously until sauce is smooth and has a sheen on the surface.

* Step 16

Plate up on a bed of salad/mash/roast vegetables etc. On top of duck breast, drizzle blueberry sauce and garnish with a slither or two of the remaining lemon zest.

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