Duck Breast With Pineapple Cherry Chutney Recipe 55

SLOW-ROASTED DUCK WITH PEPPERED PINEAPPLE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Rinse duck, pat it dry and pull any excess fat away from cavity. Using a skewer or sharp fork, prick skin all over, piercing it horizontally to penetrate into the layer of fat, not the flesh. Halve two lemons, and place them in cavity along with anise, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Put duck on a V-shaped roasting rack placed in a roasting pan. Place it in oven, and pour about an inch of water in pan. Roast for 8 hours.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees, and roast about 20 minutes longer, just until the skin is crisp and brown.
• While duck is roasting, place pineapple in a heavy saucepan. Add the juice and grated rind of the remaining lemon, along with the onion, vinegar, sugar and crushed peppercorns. Bring to a boil, and cook over medium-high heat for 20 to 25 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is thick. Adjust the amount of sugar to taste. The chutney should be somewhat tart. It can be made either shortly before the duck has finished roasting or earlier in the day and refrigerated, then rewarmed for serving.
• Remove chutney from heat, and transfer to a serving dish.
• Remove duck from oven. Cut it in sections, and arrange on a platter. Serve with warm chutney.

DUCK BREAST WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• Score the skin on each duck breast in a crosshatch pattern with a small, sharp knife. Flip over and sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 3/4 teaspoon pepper and the chile powder over the meat sides of the breasts.
• Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add the duck, skin-side down, and cook until the fat begins to render, about 2 minutes, then lower the heat to medium. Continue cooking, uncovered and without turning, until the fat has rendered and the skin is golden brown and crisp, about 15 minutes. (Spoon the excess rendered fat from the pan into a heatproof bowl as needed during cooking.) Flip the duck breasts and continue cooking until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast registers 135 degrees F for medium rare, about 5 minutes more. Transfer the duck to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the pineapple, jicama, cilantro, chile and lime juice in a large bowl, stirring well to combine. Gently fold in the avocado and season to taste with salt.
• Thinly slice the duck breasts crosswise and serve with the pineapple salsa on the side.

DUCK BREAST WITH PINEAPPLE CHERRY CHUTNEY RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• To prepare chutney, combine first 9 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook 10 minutes or until syrupy, stirring frequently; remove from heat. To prepare duck, heat a large, heavy skillet coated with cooking spray over high heat. Sprinkle duck with salt and five-spice powder. Add duck to skillet; cook 4 minutes. Turn duck over. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Place duck on a cutting board; cover loosely with foil. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut duck into 1/4-inch-thick diagonal slices. Add chutney and cilantro to skillet; cook over medium heat 1 minute, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Serve chutney with duck.