Recipe

Pan Seared Duck Breast with a Black Currant & Pink Peppercorn Sauce

Pan Seared Duck Breast with a Black Currant & Pink Peppercorn Sauce

Serves 8

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400F

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  2. Place Currants and Crème de Cassis in small mixing bowl and set aside

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  3. Pre-heat 2 dry sauté pans

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  4. Score duck fat and season both sides with Salt and Pepper

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  5. Sear duck breast by placing fat side down (4 breasts in each pan)

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  6. Once fat has browned, flip breasts and allow the underside of the duck to brown

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  7. Finish duck breasts in the oven for an additional 6-9 minutes until med-rare, flipping breasts ½ way through cooking

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  8. Remove duck from the oven and place breasts on roasting rack, with a sheet pan underneath, to rest

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  9. Place stock in small saucepan and bring to a simmer

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  10. Discard excess fat in sauté pans and return the pans to the stove over medium heat

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  11. Add half of the shallots to each sauté pan and deglaze each pan with 2.5oz of the Crème de Cassis and Black Currants

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  12. Combine contents into 1 sauté pan

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  13. Stir in Pink Peppercorns and Veal Stock

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  14. Reduce until nappe (a syrupy consistency)

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  15. Remove from heat, add Parsley and stir in cold butter

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  16. Season with salt and pepper

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  17. Slice duck breasts on the biased on top with pan sauce

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