The Shop
Recipes
Food
Drinks52
Home52
Community
Watch
Listen
SEARCH
Recipes
Entree
Serves a Crowd
Pan Seared Duck Breast with a Black Currant & Pink Peppercorn Sauce
by:
joannE.
December 2, 2009
0
0 Ratings
View
0
Reviews
Review
View Full Recipe to Save
Serves
8
Ingredients
8
Muscovy Duck Breasts
1
ounce
Shallot, Minced
4
ounces
Creme de Cassis
1
ounce
Dried Black Currants
12
Pink Pepper Corns, Crushed
16
ounces
Brown Veal Stock
1
/
2
ounce
Parsley, Minced
2
ounces
Cold Butter, Cubed
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 400?F
Place Currants and Crème de Cassis in small mixing bowl and set aside
Pre-heat 2 dry sauté pans
Score duck fat and season both sides with Salt and Pepper
Sear duck breast by placing fat side down (4 breasts in each pan)
Once fat has browned, flip breasts and allow the underside of the duck to brown
Finish duck breasts in the oven for an additional 6-9 minutes until med-rare, flipping breasts ½ way through cooking
Remove duck from the oven and place breasts on roasting rack, with a sheet pan underneath, to rest
Place stock in small saucepan and bring to a simmer
Discard excess fat in sauté pans and return the pans to the stove over medium heat
Add half of the shallots to each sauté pan and deglaze each pan with 2.5oz of the Crème de Cassis and Black Currants
Combine contents into 1 sauté pan
Stir in Pink Peppercorns and Veal Stock
Reduce until nappe (a syrupy consistency)
Remove from heat, add Parsley and stir in cold butter
Season with salt and pepper
Slice duck breasts on the biased on top with pan sauce
Tags:
Chicken
Currant
Duck
Parsley
Shallot
Serves a Crowd
Sheet Pan
Entree
See Reviews
See what other Food52ers are saying.
Review
More Great Recipes
Roast Duck Breast with Green Peppercorns & Tiny Roast Potatoes
Roasted Duck Breast with Sour Cherries Sauce
Mint Chili Duck Breasts
Crispy Duck Breasts With Pineapple-Scallion Sauce
Popular on Food52
The Best Vanilla Extract Substitute Is Probably Hiding in Your Kitchen
11 Easy Dinner Recipes for When It's Been a Loooong Week
The 15 Best Pasta Salad Recipes to Make All Summer Long
Continue After Advertisement
0 Reviews
Write a Review
Back to top
See what other Food52ers are saying.