Crispy Skinned Duck With Truffled Red Currant Port Sauce and Tru
photo by The Flying Chef
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 duck breasts
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Sauce
- 2 cups red wine
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup beef broth
- 4 fresh thyme sprigs
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2⁄3 cup red currant jam
- 2 tablespoons port wine
- 3 teaspoons cornflour
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Truffle Parsnip Mash
- milk, enough to cover parsnips while cooking
- 4 parsnips, peeled and chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cream
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 150 g wild mushrooms, chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vegetable bouillon granules
- 1 tablespoon white truffle oil
directions
- Sauce.
- Combine wine, broths, thyme sprigs and bay leaves in a saucepan, bring to boil and leave on the stove until reduced to about 11/2 cups (approx 35 minutes).
- Reduce heat, add port and red currant jam, stir to combine, remove bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
- Add butter and stir until it melts, mix a little water with the cornflour, add to sauce and stir until sauce thickens.
- Note: Sauce can be made a day ahead of time and just reheated to save time on the day.
- Parsnip Mash.
- Place chopped parsnips in a saucepan along with just enough milk to cover, bring to boil and boil until tender, drain reserving a little milk to blend.
- Add cream, stock, reserved milk and butter to parsnips and blend or process until smooth.
- In a small fry pan, heat olive oil, add mushrooms and garlic, cook until mushrooms soften, stir in thyme leaves.
- Add to mash and stir to combine, add truffle oil and mix well.
- Duck Breasts.
- Add duck breasts to hot pan, not quite smoking, skin side down, cook until nicely browned and most of the duck fat has been rendered. (about 8-10 minutes).
- Place duck breasts skin side up in an oven proof dish and place in preheated oven 180°C, cook for 20 minutes, gives a nice pink centre, or cook to desired doneness.
- To Serve: Place mash on plates top with sliced duck breast and drizzle sauce around plate, serve extra sauce on the side.
- Sauce.
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