Coriander Breast Of Duck With Sweet Potato Sauce Recipes

DUCK BREASTS WITH CORIANDER, ENDIVE, AND SWEET-AND-SOUR ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• For endive:
• Arrange endive in single layer in heavy large skillet; sprinkle with sugar and salt. Add juice and stock; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover; simmer 15 minutes. Turn endive over. Cover; simmer until tender, about 10 minutes longer. Using tongs, transfer endive to plate, draining juices back into skillet. Boil juices in skillet until reduced almost to glaze, whisking occasionally, about 9 minutes. Season juices with salt and pepper. Return endive to skillet.
• For sauce:
• Stir vinegar, sugar, and coriander seeds in heavy small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat and boil (do not stir) until syrup is dark at edge of pan and bubbles break thickly on surface, swirling pan occasionally, about 5 minutes. Carefully add juice and stock and boil until sauce is reduced to 1 cup, stirring often, about 12 minutes. Strain sauce into another small saucepan. Add peel. Simmer until sauce is reduced to 1/2 cup, about 3 minutes. (Endive and sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately; chill.)
• For duck:
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Sprinkle duck with salt and pepper. Melt butter with oil in heavy large ovenproof skillet over high heat. Add duck, skin side down; cook until skin is very crisp, about 5 minutes. Using tongs, transfer duck, skin side down, to work surface. Brush meat side of each duck breast with 1/2 tablespoon honey. Press 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds into honey on each breast. Discard fat from skillet. Return duck, skin side up, to skillet. Press 1/2 tablespoon coriander seeds onto skin of each breast.
• Place duck in oven and roast until cooked to desired doneness, about 7 minutes for medium-rare (150°F to 160°F). Rewarm endive in covered skillet. Transfer duck to work surface. Brush most seeds off duck. Cut each breast crosswise into thin slices. Overlap slices of 1 breast on each plate. Spoon sauce over. Set 3 heads of endive on each plate.

ROAST CORIANDER BREAST OF DUCK WITH ROAST PARSNIP AND SWEET POTATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut each potato into 6 long wedges. Save 4 wedges. Juice the remaining wedges in an electric vegetable juicer, and pour the juice through a fine mesh strainer. This will yield approximately 4 cups. Allow the juice to stand for 2 hours. A layer of white starch will form at the bottom of the juice. Pour the juice off the starch into a medium saucepot. Place over a medium flame and reduce to one cup or until the sauce naturally thickens. Remove from the fire and stir in the ginger and Thai chili pepper. Stir until the sauce tastes spicy enough and strain immediately. Split each poached parsnip in half lengthwise and rub with a small amount of grapeseed oil. Rub the 4 reserved sweet potato wedges with grapeseed oil. Season the parsnip and potato with salt and pepper. Bake on a cookie sheet in a pre-heated 400 degree oven until browned and cooked through (approximately 15 minutes). Heat a large saute pan over a medium heat. Season each duck breast with salt and pepper. Press one side of the duck breast into the coriander seeds. Wipe the saute pan with a towel that has been dipped into grapeseed oil. Add the duck breasts, seed side down. Saute until the coriander browns. Turn the duck breast over and transfer the pan to a 375 degree oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the breasts and allow them to rest 2 to 4 minutes. Set a piece of parsnip and wedge of sweet potato on each plate. Slice each duck breast into 1/4-inch slices and arrange against the vegetables. Spoon sauce onto each plate and garnish with pea shoots.

CORIANDER DUCK WITH SWEET-POTATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Using a food processor, or by hand, finely chop the sweet potatoes. Transfer about a cup to a blender, add 1/2 cup water, and puree as finely as possible. Continue adding the potatoes until all are pureed. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl, pour in the puree, and stir and press to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids, and allow the liquid to sit for 1 hour.
• Season the duck quarters with salt and pepper; refrigerate the breasts. Place a 14-inch nonstick or well-seasoned skillet over medium-high heat, and add 2 teaspoons of the oil. Sear the quarters until browned on all sides. Add the onions, celery and carrot, and stir until they have softened and are beginning to brown.
• Add the stock, and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer, partly covered, for 1 hour. Add the parsnips, and simmer until tender, about 1/2 hour more. Set the duck and parsnips aside on a plate. Place the fine-mesh strainer over a large bowl, and pour in the stock and remaining vegetables. Discard the solids. Return the stock to the skillet; over high heat, boil until it is reduced to 3/4 cup. Remove from the heat, and set aside.
• Place a small skillet over medium-low heat. Toast the coriander seeds, stirring, until fragrant, 30 to 60 seconds. Grind coarsely with mortar and pestle. Set aside.
• Pour the sweet-potato liquid into a small pan, discarding the thick starch at the bottom of the bowl. Take the duck breasts out of the refrigerator, and allow them to reach room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray two baking sheets with nonstick spray. Rub the parsnips with 1 teaspoon of the oil, and place on one sheet. Cover them with the other baking sheet, sprayed side down. Bake until the parsnips are browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Set the parsnips aside to cool, but keep the oven at 400 degrees.
• Prepare the sweet-potato sauce: Place the pan of sweet-potato juice over low heat, and bring to a simmer. Add the lemon zest. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has thickened; it should not taste starchy. Add the chili, lemon juice and ginger. Simmer 1 minute. Add the reduced stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Remove from heat; cover to keep warm.
• Season the duck breasts with salt and pepper. Pat the tops with the ground coriander seeds, and sprinkle the other side with the parsley. Place a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat, and add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil and the duck breasts, parsley side down. Sear for about 15 seconds, then turn to sear the other side. Add the duck quarters, then put the skillet into the hot oven. Roast until breasts are medium-rare, about 3 minutes. Remove the skillet from the oven, cover lightly with foil, and allow the duck to rest for 5 minutes.
• To serve, thinly slice the breasts, less than 1/8 inch thick, and halve parsnips lengthwise. Place a parsnip half on each of four plates. Fan the breast slices across the parsnip, and lean a duck quarter against the highest point. Drizzle with sauce.