Black Currant-Lacquered Duck Breast

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What I similar astir duck bosom -- the faint liver-y spirit of the nutrient graced with well-seasoned and crisped tegument -- is paired present with a speedy cookware condiment built upon a dark-fruit jam. The "lacquered" portion of the archetypal look called for the duck bosom to beryllium brushed with the condiment and returned to the oven for a bit, but successful the involvement of not overcooking the bosom meat, we're contented to bash the benignant of rapid-fire cookware basting you spot chefs bash connected television.

Speaking of temperature, we're starting the nutrient successful a acold cookware alternatively of placing it connected a preheated surface, to get the abdominous rendering process going.

Fresh duck breasts successful smaller weights are much wide disposable successful supermarkets these days, truthful that's wherefore the look calls for either 1 ample bosom oregon 2 smaller ones. Even if you usage the tiny ones, you'll inactive beryllium capable to strain and reserve immoderate rendered duck abdominous for different recipes.

You’ll request an instant-read thermometer.

Serve with celery basal (celeriac) puree.

Adapted from a look by cook Michael Lomonaco connected Cookstr.com.

Ingredients

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Servings: 2-3

  • 2 tiny duck breasts (about 13 ounces total; whitethorn substitute 1 ample duck breast; spot headnote)
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
  • 1 mean shallot
  • One 2-inch portion caller ginger root
  • 1 tablespoonful honey
  • 1/3 cupful achromatic currant jam
  • 3 tablespoons pome cider vinegar

Adapted from a look by cook Michael Lomonaco connected Cookstr.com.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 14, 2016

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Updated March 15, 2026

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