fbpx

Recipe by Aviva Friedman

Seared Duck Breast with Pan Sauce

add or remove this to/from your favorites
Meat Meat
Medium Medium
2 Servings
Allergens

No Allergens specified

4 Hours
Diets

Watch Naomi Nachman and Aviva make this delectable duck dish here!   Check out our complete collection of Rosh Hashanah recipes for mains, sides, soups, desserts, and more inspiration for the holiday.

Ingredients

Duck Brine

  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

  • 1 small orange, sliced

Pan Sauce

  • 2-inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced

  • 1/4 cup Baron Herzog Merlot or other red wine

  • salt to taste

Directions

Prepare the Brine

1.

Whisk all the brine ingredients together and immerse the duck. Place in the fridge for 3-4 hours.

Prepare the Duck

1.

Remove the duck from the brine, pat dry, and season with salt.

2.

Place in a cool sauté pan, skin side down. Render skin until dark golden brown, (about 20-30 minutes or 5-10 if they are smaller duck breasts), draining fat occasionally. (Fat can be saved for later use.)

3.

When skins are nice and dark, flip duck (the internal temperature should read 128 degrees Fahrenheit for medium rare—a meat thermometer is a great tool for this.) If your duck breasts are large, finish them in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for eight to 10 minutes.

4.

Remove duck from the pan and allow to rest for five minutes.

5.

Meanwhile, deglaze pan with wine and reduce until syrupy.

6.

Add in the rest of the ingredients and simmer gently until thickened, 3-4 minutes. Season with salt. Strain sauce.

7.

Slice duck and serve with pan sauce.

Seared Duck Breast with Pan Sauce

Please log in to rate

Reviews

Subscribe
Notify of
2 Comments
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Esperanza Evenstein
Esperanza Evenstein
4 years ago

Duck Breasts Where can I buy kosher duck breasts

Question
Mark your comment as a question
Raquel
Raquel
Reply to  Esperanza Evenstein
4 years ago

Hi- I would recommend calling your local Kosher butcher.