Duck Breast with Port and Cherry Sauce
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Duck Breast with Port and Cherry Sauce
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Imagine a cooked-to-perfection duck breast served with a rich and flavorful Port wine sauce with added cherries. The combination of flavors leaves you wanting more.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds duck breasts Muscovy or Moulard - halved,
- 3 shallots finely minced
- 1 cup port
- 2 cups cherries pitted
- 2 tablespoons black cherry preserve
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- ½ teaspoon cornstarch arrowroot
- salt and pepper sat to season
Instructions
- Using a sharp knife, score the fat covering each breast in a crosshatch pattern at about ½-inch intervals. Make sure that you go all the way through the fat but without cutting into the flesh. Salt and pepper generously the breasts on both sides.
- Place the skin down in a heavy skillet and place over a gentle heat, and cook until most of the fat is rendered and the skin is deeply browned and crispy, 10 to 12 minutes. Turn the breast to the other side and raise the heat to medium-high and cook for another 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the breast from the pan and place it in dish. Cover with aluminum foil.
- Pour off most of the fat from the pan (the original pan that the breast was cooked in and reserve the poured-off fat for another use).
- Add the shallots and stir over medium to low heat until soft, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Increase the heat and pour in the Port wine to deglaze. Boil until the port is reduced and the pan is quite dry.
- Add the cherries, cherry preserve, and chicken stock.
- Bring back to a boil and boil until reduced by more than half and the sauce is syrupy. If you prefer thicker sauce, add the cornstarch mixture and boil for a few minutes longer.
- Slice the breast against the grain and diagonally. Spoon the cherry sauce over the duck. Serve immediately
Nutrition Information
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Calories
424kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
46g
(92%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
175mg
(58%)
Sodium
156mg
(7%)
Potassium
832mg
(24%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
165IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
11mg
(61%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 424 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 424kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 46g | 92% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 175mg | 58% |
| Sodium | 156mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 832mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 165IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 11mg | 61% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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