Gressingham Duck Breast With Rhubarb Sauce Recipes

GRESSINGHAM DUCK BREAST WITH RHUBARB SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas mark 4. With a sharp knife, cut the breasts and legs from the ducks. Keep the legs for another dish.
• 2. Put the carcasses in a roasting tin and cook in the oven for 1 - 1 1/2 hours, until brown. Remove the browned carcasses.
• 3. Put the roasting tin containing the meat juices over a medium heat and stir in the red wine for the rhubarb sauce. Bring to a boil and reduce until the liquid is syrupy.
• 4. To make the duck stock, heat a little olive oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and fry the carrots and celery until light brown. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until golden brown, then add the duck carcasses and cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 4 hours, skimming off any scum that rises to the surface.
• 5. Strain the stock into a clean saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• 6. Preheat the oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas mark 6. Season the duck breasts. Heat a little olive oil in a very hot frying pan and quickly sear the breasts until golden on both sides, then roast in the hot oven for approximately 10 minutes. Rest the meat for 5 minutes.
• 7. Meanwhile, to make the rhubarb sauce, poach the rhubarb in 565ml (1 pint) water with the sugar, vanilla seeds, star anise and cinnamon until the rhubarb is tender but still chunky. Remove the whole spices and gently stir in 140ml (1/4 pint) reduced duck stock and the red wine reduction.
• 8. Thinly slice the duck breasts and spoon around the rhubarb sauce.

DUCK BREASTS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven on broiler setting. Use a fork to score the duck breasts through the skin and fat but not all the way through to the meat.
• Heat a large heavy skillet on medium high. Fry the duck breasts skin side down, until the skin browns and fat runs out, about 10 minutes. Remove the breasts from the pan, and pour off most of the fat. Return breasts to pan, and fry skin side up for another 10 minutes. Remove breasts from pan, and allow to rest on a baking sheet. Mix the sea salt, cinnamon and Demerara sugar together and sprinkle over the skin of the duck breasts. Pour most of the fat out of the frying pan.
• Mix together the red wine, cassis, and cornstarch in a small bowl. Pour into the pan, and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the sauce is thickened. Add raspberries, and simmer for another minute until heated through.
• Broil the duck breasts skin side up, until the sugar begins to caramelize, about 1 minute. Slice the duck breasts thinly, pour a little sauce over the top, and serve warm.

GRESSINGHAM DUCK WITH GRAPE SAUCE

Steps:

• About one hour before cooking score the skin of the duck and season, set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 180c.
• Make the sauce.
• Finely chop the shallots. In a medium pan heat the oil and add the shallots, cook until softened. Add the grapes and cook until the fruits start to burst. Add the wine and the port and reduce by half then add the stock. Bring back to the boil and then strain through a fine sieve, reserve half the grapes and push the remainder through the sieve. Return the sauce to the pan and reduce until a syrupy consistency. Finish the sauce with the butter. Return the grapes to the sauce and keep warm.
• Cook the duck breast.
• Place the duck breast skin side down in a cold pan and heat until the fat renders and the skin starts to brown. Turn the duck breast over and place in the oven a cook for 8-9 minutes. Remove from the oven and rest for 5-7 minutes. Slice and serve with vegetables of your choice and the sauce on the side.

BBQ GRESSINGHAM DUCK BREASTS

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, score the skins of the duck breasts, season well and set aside.
• To make the marinade, place all of the remaining ingredients into a liquidiser, blitz well and pour into a bowl.
• Place the duck breasts onto a pre-heated BBQ skin-side down and continuously baste/brush the breasts with the honey marinade throughout the cooking time, while moving the breasts around to avoid sticking. The duck breasts should take around 15 minutes to cook. Alternatively cut the duck breasts into strips for a quicker cooking time.
• Delicious served with garlic and lavender new potatoes.