DUCK BREAST WITH SWEET BALSAMIC VINEGAR SAUCE

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Delicious sauce. Next time I am going to puree the sauce and keep the solids to make a thicker richer sauce

Provided by barbara lentz

Categories     Wild Game

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 c dry red wine
1/3 c sugar
1 pear peeled and diced
6 Tbsp veal demi glace
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
4 duck breast
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • 1. Score the skin side of the Duck breasts. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. In a medium saucepan and the wine and sugar and bring to a boil. Add the pears and cook until reduce by about 3/4. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer and discard the solids. If you want a thicker sauce puree in food processor until smooth.
  • 2. Add the red wine mixture to a saucepan and add the demi glace, and Balsamic vinegar. Cook until desired thickness.
  • 3. in a cast iron pan add the duck breast skin side down. Cook about 10 minutes until the fat is rendered and the skin side is crisp. Turn over and cook about 5 more minutes for medium rare.
  • 4. Serve with sauce

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