Best Duck In Red Wine Currant Sauce With Cracklings And Bacon Recipes

DUCKLING WITH PORT-WINE AND RED CURRANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Remove giblets and necks from the ducklings. Rinse everything with running cold water and drain. Pat ducklings dry and cut each into quarteers; trimming excess skin and fat.
• Place a rack in roasting pan. Place duckling quarters, skin side up on rack and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast in oven for about 2 hours or until ducklings are golden and tender.
• While bird is roasting, place giblets and neck into a pot with enough water to cover. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Drain, reserving 1 cup of broth.
• In saucepan, combine the port-wine, orange juice, lemon juice, mustard, ginger, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup currant jelly and the reserved broth. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. In a small bowl or cup mix 2 tablespoons flour and 1/4 cup water. Gradually stir into simmering liquid in saucepan. Cook until sauce thickens slightly and is smooth.
• In a cup, stir 1/4 cup red-currant jelly and 1 teaspoon of water until smooth. About 10 minutes before duckling is done, brush duckling quarters with jelly mixture.
• To serve, arrange the duckling on a warm platter with oranges and olives as garnish. Serve the sauce in a gravy train or small bowl.

CRISPY SKINNED DUCK WITH TRUFFLED RED CURRANT PORT SAUCE AND TRU

Steps:

• Sauce.
• Combine wine, broths, thyme sprigs and bay leaves in a saucepan, bring to boil and leave on the stove until reduced to about 11/2 cups (approx 35 minutes).
• Reduce heat, add port and red currant jam, stir to combine, remove bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
• Add butter and stir until it melts, mix a little water with the cornflour, add to sauce and stir until sauce thickens.
• Note: Sauce can be made a day ahead of time and just reheated to save time on the day.
• Parsnip Mash.
• Place chopped parsnips in a saucepan along with just enough milk to cover, bring to boil and boil until tender, drain reserving a little milk to blend.
• Add cream, stock, reserved milk and butter to parsnips and blend or process until smooth.
• In a small fry pan, heat olive oil, add mushrooms and garlic, cook until mushrooms soften, stir in thyme leaves.
• Add to mash and stir to combine, add truffle oil and mix well.
• Duck Breasts.
• Add duck breasts to hot pan, not quite smoking, skin side down, cook until nicely browned and most of the duck fat has been rendered. (about 8-10 minutes).
• Place duck breasts skin side up in an oven proof dish and place in preheated oven 180°C, cook for 20 minutes, gives a nice pink centre, or cook to desired doneness.
• To Serve: Place mash on plates top with sliced duck breast and drizzle sauce around plate, serve extra sauce on the side.
• Sauce.

DUCK IN RED WINE

Steps:

• In a large freezer bag, combine wine, chili oil, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, orange juice and orange rind.
• Mix well and add duck breasts.
• Seal bag and mix again.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
• Remove duck from marinade and shake off excess liquid.
• Heat and lightly oil a grill, ridged skillet or heavy flat skillet.
• Cook duck breasts to taste, turning frequently, 10 to 15 minutes.
• If desired, cooked breasts may be wrapped in foil and held for 10 minutes until serving.
• To serve, thinly slice breasts diagonally and arrange on a serving plate.
• Pour any juices in pan or foil on top.
• Garnish with chives, and serve.

DUCK IN RED WINE-CURRANT SAUCE WITH CRACKLINGS AND BACON

Steps:

• Julienne half of the duck skin and discard the rest. Heat a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the duck skin and bacon and cook, stirring constantly, pouring off and reserving rendered fat as it accumulates, until skin and bacon are well browned, about 6 to 7 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and set aside. Save 2 teaspoons of fat and discard the rest.
• Season the duck with salt and pepper to taste. Place 1 teaspoon of the fat in the skillet. Sear duck until browned on the outside and medium rare inside, about 2 minutes per side. Set aside and keep warm.
• Add the remaining fat and the shallots to the skillet and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the wine, broth, vinegar and currants and simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and whisk in butter. Season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper to taste. Cut the duck on the diagonal into thin strips and fan out onto 4 plates. Spoon the sauce over the duck, sprinkle with the reserved duck skin and bacon and serve immediately.