Best Duck Breast With Peach Chutney And Rainbow Chard With Bacon Recipes

DUCK BREASTS WITH APRICOT CHUTNEY

Steps:

• For chutney, in a saucepan, combine orange juice and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add the apricots, cherries, raisins, ginger, coriander, cumin, salt, pepper and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until apricots are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; stir in lemon juice. Let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours., Season both sides of duck with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, saute duck, skin side down, in oil until skin is browned; turn and cook for 1 minute. Set aside 1 tablespoon drippings. , Place duck on a greased rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake at 350° until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium, a thermometer should read 165°; well-done, 180°), 30-35 minutes. , For orange sauce, saute garlic in reserved drippings for 1 minute. Add wine; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until reduced by half. In a bowl, combine the cornstarch, orange juice, broth and orange zest until blended. Stir into wine mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add butter and basil; whisk until smooth. Remove skin from duck if desired before slicing. Serve with orange sauce and chutney.,

RAINBOW CHARD WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Chop the leaves of 2 bunches rainbow chard; slice the stems. Brown 3 slices chopped bacon in olive oil in a large pot. Add the chard stems, 1 chopped red onion, 1/3 cup golden raisins and a pinch of salt. Cook over medium-high heat until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon sugar. Add the chard leaves in batches and cook until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

DUCK BREAST WITH LENTILS, PEACH CHUTNEY AND PICKLED MUSTARD SEEDS

Steps:

• For the lentils: Add olive oil to a high-sided saucepan with a lid and heat until shimmering. Add white onion and saute until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and saute for an additional minute. Add carrot and celery and cook until just softened, about 4 minutes. Add lentils, bay leaf and thyme stir to coat lentils. Add 2 cups water to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove and discard thyme bundle.
• For the rice: Meanwhile, add olive oil to a small saucepot. Heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the rice and mix to coat in oil. Add the coconut milk and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a simmer. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• For the spice blend: Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Add coriander, cumin, fenugreek, peppercorns, nutmeg and cloves. Moving the pan constantly, toast the spices until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove spices to a spice grinder and pulse a few times until mixed (it's okay if there are some larger pieces). Set aside until ready to use.
• For the chutney: Add duck fat to a medium saucepot over medium heat and cook until shimmering. Add the garlic and shallot and saute until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the peaches, turmeric, vinegar, crushed red pepper, a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon of the spice blend. Cook, stirring, until peaches begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add brown sugar, coconut milk and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and allow to reduce by half until thick and syrupy, about 20 minutes.
• For the pickled mustard seeds: Add vinegar, mustard seeds, salt, granulated sugar and 1/2 cup water to a small saucepot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, then allow to cool at least 30 minutes at room temperature or up to overnight in the refrigerator. Set aside until ready to use.
• For the mustard greens: Meanwhile, add duck fat to a medium saute pan and heat over medium heat until shimmering. Add mustard greens and a big pinch of salt and saute until just tender.
• For the duck: Add olive oil to a large saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle duck breasts with salt and add duck breasts to pan skin-side down. Cook until skin fat is rendered and skin is crisp, about 15 minutes. Flip and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
• Slice duck breasts on a bias and garnish with chutney and mustard seeds. Serve with rice, greens and lentils on the side.

BACON WRAPPED DUCK BREAST WITH CRANBERRY DUCK SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Working with 1 duck breast at a time, spread a butterflied breast skin down on a work surface. Sprinkle the breast with salt and pepper. Place the cooked spinach down in a thin layer along the center the breast. Then top with a row of Onion Petals, followed by a row of cranberries in the center of the breast. Fold the duck breast meat over onto itself to form a roll. Place 4 lengthwise overlapping slices of bacon on the work surface and place 2 slices perpendicular to the 4 slices so they overlap by 1-inch to form a cross. Place the duck breast in the center, parallel to the 2 bacon slices, fold the bacon over the duck, and then roll it up to make a neat package. Repeat with the remaining duck breasts.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large ovenproof saute pan. Carefully place the bacon wrapped duck breast in the pan and cook on all sides for about 6 minutes to render and brown the bacon. Drain off most of the fat from the pan and put into the oven to finish the cooking, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and let the duck breast rest for 5 to 8 minutes before slicing. Slice each duck breast into 4 even slices. Place the sliced duck breast on the plate with the Cranberry Duck Sausage. Drizzle with the Cranberry Maple Syrup.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the olive oil over high heat. Carefully place the onions in the pan cut-side down. Cook until golden brown, 2 minutes on each side. Add the butter and continue to cook the onions in the foaming butter for about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken stock and place the pan in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the ground duck meat, sun-dried cranberries and thyme, and mix well. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the sausage mixture into a piping bag. Find the end of the casing and slip it over the end of the piping bag and push the casing over the tip of the piping bag so that it forms an accordion-like pleat. Keep the casing wet throughout this process (keep dipping your hands in warm water). Applying pressure to the piping bag with one hand, stuff the casing with the sausage. As a sausage is formed, make links by twisting the sausage, and then pipe again. Regulate the flow of the sausage into the casing by applying different amounts of pressure to the piping bag. This will determine how tightly packed the sausage is; if you try and pack the sausage too tightly the casing will burst. If the casing does burst, tie it off at that point and start again.
• In a cast-iron skillet over medium heat, add the oil and sausages. Cook evenly on all sides until golden brown, about 6 minutes.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the maple syrup, cranberries and vanilla bean and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep for 10 minutes.

SAUTEED SWISS CHARD WITH BACON

Steps:

• Coat a large saute pan lightly with olive oil and add the diced bacon, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Bring the pan to medium-high heat. When the garlic has turned a lovely golden brown, remove from the pan and discard. At this point the bacon should start to become brown and crispy. Add the Swiss chard stems and the stock and cook until the stock has mostly evaporated. Add the Swiss chard leaves and saute until they are wilted. Season with salt.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH GRAPE SAUCE

Steps:

• Using a sharp paring knife, score the fat in the duck breasts a couple times in two directions to create a crosshatch pattern. Cut through the fat but not into the meat of the breast. Salt the breasts and let sit outside the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes to allow them to come to room temperature.
• Add about 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large saute pan. Place the duck in the pan skin-side down. Bring the pan to a medium heat and cook the duck breasts low and slow to allow the fat to render and so the skin can get nice and crispy. As the fat renders out of the duck, pour or spoon it out of the pan and SAVE IT for another purpose. (It's yummy!) Cook the duck for 8 to 9 minutes on the skin side. Turn the duck over and cook the duck for 2 to 3 minutes on the flesh side. Remove the duck from the pan, cover with foil and let rest for about 10 minutes.
• Add the grapes to the pan with the bacon and bring the pan to a medium heat. Cook the grapes until they split and let out their juices and the bacon is crisp.
• Spoon half the grapes out of the pan and reserve. Add the port and vinegar to the pan, season with salt and reduce the port by half. Add the chicken stock and reduce it by half. Add in the reserved grapes. Taste and re-season if needed.
• Slice the duck on a severe bias and serve garnished with the sauce.