Valentine's Recipes > Duck Breast
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped apricots tinned in juice
2 tablespoons juice from apricots
1 tablespoon good brandy
1 teaspoon cornflour
vegetable stock
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Turn over.
- Turn down the heat and cook gently until the breasts are tender.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove the breasts from the pan and keep warm.
- Remove as much fat as possible from the pan but leave the duck juices behind.
- Put the pan on a gentle heat and add about 1 cup of the stock.
- Stir to incorporate all the duck juices into the stock and then add the butter, apricots, juice and brandy.
- Mix the cornflour to a smooth paste with a little cold water and add to the pan, stirring all the time.
- Serve this sauce with the duck.
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How to make duck breast:
Duck is always a good choice for a celebration meal, but as it is very rich choose your starter and dessert wisely. Serve with creamed potatoes and petits-pois.
Ingredients
2 boned duck breasts1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons chopped apricots tinned in juice
2 tablespoons juice from apricots
1 tablespoon good brandy
1 teaspoon cornflour
vegetable stock
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the duck breast skin side down.- Turn over.
- Turn down the heat and cook gently until the breasts are tender.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Remove the breasts from the pan and keep warm.
- Remove as much fat as possible from the pan but leave the duck juices behind.
- Put the pan on a gentle heat and add about 1 cup of the stock.
- Stir to incorporate all the duck juices into the stock and then add the butter, apricots, juice and brandy.
- Mix the cornflour to a smooth paste with a little cold water and add to the pan, stirring all the time.
- Serve this sauce with the duck.
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