Pato en salsa - (duck with salsa)

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
=== FOR SEASONED FLOUR ===
½ cup Flour
2 tablespoons Sweet paprika
1 tablespoon Freshly-ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Kosher salt
=== FOR THE DUCK ===
2 smalls Ducks - (2 1/2 lbs ea); cut 6 pieces each,
Backbone discarded
6 tablespoons Extra-virgin olive oil
1 large Spanish onion; chopped 1/2\" dice
4 Garlic cloves; finely chopped
1 teaspoon Freshly-ground cumin
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
2 tablespoons Sherry vinegar
1 Cinnamon stick
2 cups Dry red wine
2 tablespoons Tomato paste

Directions

Dredge duck pieces in seasoned flour. Heat oil in a 12- to 14-inch saute pan (with lid) until just smoking. Add 4 pieces duck and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 7 to 9 minutes, and remove to a plate. Continue with remaining pieces. After removing last pieces, add onion, garlic, cumin and brown sugar and cook until softened and light brown (sugar should almost be syrupy). Add sherry vinegar and reduce to nothing. Add cinnamon stick, red wine and tomato paste. Return duck to pan and bring to boil.

Lower heat to simmer for 40 minutes. Remove cover, check for seasoning and serve. This recipe yields 4 servings.

Recipe Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # ME-1B07 broadcast 06-02-1998) Downloaded from their Web-Site -

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...

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06-08-1998

Recipe by: Mario Batali

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