Curried Duck Legs With Ginger And Rhubarb Recipes

CURRY-GLAZED DUCK LEGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Rinse and pat the duck legs dry with paper towels.
• Using a blender or a mortar and pestle, blend the garlic, jalapeños, curry, ginger, zest and a large pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in enough olive oil to make a paste, 2 to 3 tablespoons.
• Rub the paste into the duck legs, season with salt and pepper and place in a large roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour to render the fat. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees. Pour off the fat and reserve for another use.
• Pour the juices and chicken stock over and around the duck pieces and cover the pan loosely with parchment paper. Return to the oven for 45 minutes to tenderize the meat.
• Transfer the duck legs to a platter. Scrape the edges of the pan with a spoon to incorporate the caramelized bits into the juices. Strain. Taste the pan juices and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper as needed. Keep warm. Just before serving, crisp the duck in a hot oven for 15 minutes. Spoon the pan juices over the duck legs and serve with apple salsa.

CURRIED DUCK

Steps:

• To make the broth, heat a nonstick pot. Add the duck trimmings, neck and heart and stir to brown for about 2 minutes. Add the garlic, carrot, celery, lemongrass and bay or lemon leaf and 6 cups water and simmer for 2 hours, adding more cold water as needed to barely cover the trimmings. Strain, cool, remove fat and refrigerate.
• To make the curry, place the onions, shallots, garlic, ginger and saffron in a food processor and pulverize to a fine paste. Set aside.
• Mix together 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of curry powder and dust each side of the duck meat. Place 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a heavy-bottomed casserole over high heat. When nearly smoking, add the duck legs and thighs, reduce heat to medium high and cook, turning to brown on all sides. Remove. Add the duck breasts, skin side down, and cook for 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pot. Add the pureed vegetables and cook over medium-low heat, stirring as necessary to avoid burning, for about 5 minutes. Add the apple, the banana, the anise and the lemongrass and cook until the mixture is relatively dry, about 7 minutes. Add the duck and more curry (if desired), the brandy, the wine and the tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add duck stock and simmer for 20 minutes. Add chicken broth.
• When the mixture is once again simmering, add the okra, zucchini and scallions and allow to simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Remove the zucchini and the scallions and keep in a warm place. Allow the duck to cook about 20 more minutes, remove and place on a warm platter with the zucchini and scallions.
• Return the sauce with the okra to the burner. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt, black pepper or curry powder. Simmer for 5 minutes. Carefully lift 2 tablespoons of the thick part of the coconut milk from the top of the can. Whisk this into the sauce and remove from heat immediately. Ladle the sauce over the duck and vegetables. Serve immediately with steamed rice.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH GINGER RHUBARB SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until reduced to 1 cup (about 18 minutes).
• Stir in preserves and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook 1 minute. Strain wine mixture through a sieve over a bowl. Discard solids.
• Sprinkle duck with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add duck; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Cut duck diagonally across the grain into thin slices; serve with sauce.

CURRIED DUCK LEGS WITH GINGER AND RHUBARB

Steps:

• Using kitchen shears, trim away all fat and skin that hangs from sides of duck legs, leaving only skin on top of meat. Toss duck legs with 1 teaspoon salt.
• Heat oil in a large skillet or sauté pan over high heat. Add as many duck pieces as fit easily. Brown on one side, about 7 minutes. Turn and brown other side. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat if necessary.
• While duck browns, combine 1 cup onion, garlic, ginger, garam masala, vinegar, cayenne, turmeric, black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 cup water in a blender, and process until smooth.
• When duck is done, spoon out all but about 2 tablespoons of fat from skillet. Add remaining onions and a large pinch of salt. Sauté until soft, 5 minutes. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook until most of the liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and 2 cups water, and bring to a simmer. Add rhubarb, brown sugar, duck legs and any juices that may have accumulated in bowl. Bring to a boil. Cover and turn heat to low, and simmer gently for 1 hour, turning duck pieces halfway through. Uncover pan, turn duck again, and let simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Spoon fat off sauce and serve duck or, better, chill duck overnight and degrease sauce before reheating all on a low flame. Serve garnished with cilantro or chives.