Duck with calvados and cream

2 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Courgette
1 large Potato
1 Lemon
Olive oil; for cooking
50 grams Unsalted butter
2 Duck breast fillets; (Lincolnshire)
2 Shallots
1 Garlic clove; peeled
50 millilitres Calvados
120 millilitres Dry white wine
1 tablespoon Light muscovado sugar
1 Eating apple
1 small Bunc flat-leaf parsley
150 millilitres Double cream
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 220C/450F/Gas 7 and heat a frying pan.

1 Shred the courgette with a mandolin, squeeze out the excess moisture in a clean tea towel and place in a bowl.

2 Peel and shred the potato using the mandolin and squeeze out the excess moisture in a clean tea towel.

3 Add to the courgette, season generously and mix well to combine. Add a squeeze of lemon juice to prevent the mixture from going brown.

4 Add a little oil and a knob of butter to the heated frying pan and put in 2 x 10cm/4" lightly oiled cooking rings.

5 Divide the potato and courgette mixture between the cooking rings, pressing down with the back of a spoon. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until cooked and golden brown.

6 Heat a heavy-based frying pan. Add a knob of butter to the pan and seal all over. Add the duck breasts to a small roasting tin with a trivet and cook in the oven for 10-12 minutes, depending on how rare you like your duck.

7 Drain the excess fat off the frying pan that you cooked the duck in.

Finely chop the shallots and add, stirring until well combined and cook for another 2-3 minutes until softened.

8 Crush the garlic clove with a pinch of salt and stir into the softened shallots. Cook for another 30 seconds, stirring.

9 Pour the Calvados into the pan and light with a match to cook off the alcohol. Pour in the wine and cook for a minute or two, scraping the bottom of a pan with a wooden spoon to remove any sediment.

10 Reduce the heat and simmer the Calvados mixture until reduced by two-thirds, stirring occasionally.

11 Heat a small frying pan. Add a squeeze of lemon juice into a bowl of water, stirring to combine. Peel the apples and, using a melon baller, scoop out even-sized balls and drop straight into the bowl.

12 Add the remaining butter to the heated frying pan and tip in the sugar.

Cook over a low heat until the sugar has just dissolved.

13 Add the apple balls to the butter and sugar mixture, increase the heat and cook for 2-3 minutes until just tender and lightly caramelised.

14 Remove the duck from the oven and set aside in a warm place to rest.

Finely chop the parsley and set aside for garnish. Stir the cream into the reduced down Calvados mixture and cook for a minute or two until slightly reduced and thickened.

15 Carve the duck into thin slices, pouring any juices into the sauce.

Place a potato and courgette cake on a serving plate and arrange the sliced duck on top.

16 Pour over some of the sauce and garnish with the apple balls and some of the parsley. Serve at once.

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Recipe by: Anything You Can Cook Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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