DUCK BREAST WITH BRAISED BELGIAN ENDIVE, SHAVED CAULIFLOWER AND GREEN PEPPERCORNS
Duck breasts are remarkably delicious, easy to cook and almost as tender as beef tenderloin. Once seasoned, the breasts go skin-side down in the pan and stay there for 20 or so minutes while the skin crisps, the fat renders out and the meat gently cooks to a perfect rosy medium. Along the way, you pour off the accruing melted fat every few minutes into a heatproof jar, and when it has cooled, you can save the duck fat in the freezer. It has such a special flavor; it would be a pity to throw it away. We use the duck fat for the best roasted potatoes but also love it for cooking trout and char and salmon fillets, and recommend roasting cauliflower and baby white turnips in it as well, for the most special combination of clean, juicy and luscious.
Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton
Categories meat, poultry
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Split and trim the duck breasts to yield 4 individual breasts. Some people remove the "tenders," as there is a small span of unchewable silver skin within, but I just leave them intact and deal with it when eating, like the fat or gristle in any steak or chop. It's just part of the deal.
- Season the duck with salt and pepper generously on both skin and flesh sides, then place breasts skin-side down in an extra-large heavy-bottomed steel pan.
- Set the pan over medium-low heat, and gently cook the duck breasts 20 to 25 minutes, skin-side down the whole time, pouring off the rendering duck fat many times along the way so that the duck does not poach or steam in its own fat. Save all of that duck fat.
- In the meantime, split the endive heads in half lengthwise, and remove any limp outer leaves. Crush the green peppercorns with the flat side of your chef's knife, then mince the crushed peppercorns further, sometimes dragging the mince under the flat side of your knife to make it into a paste, as you might with a clove of garlic.
- When the duck skin is dark golden brown and crisp and most of the white fat has rendered out, turn the breast flesh-side down. Increase heat to medium-high (you want to get a true sear and not a gray "steam"), and sear for 2 to 4 minutes, or until the flesh is golden brown. Remove the duck breasts from the pan, and set them aside in a warm place.
- Add a nice spoonful of the rendered duck fat back into the hot pan, and lay in the endive halves, cut-side down. Cook until you get a dark golden sear on the cut sides of the endive, about 3 minutes. Turn the endives over onto their rounded backs, and add the cauliflower, shallot and peppercorn paste to the pan.
- Add back in another nice spoonful of the rendered duck fat, and stir together as best as you can without disturbing the endive. You can move it to the side and give yourself some room for stirring and cooking the cauliflower. You want to make sure the cauliflower and the shallots have contact with the fond (the fat, salt and pepper that have been left behind from the cooking of the duck breasts) in the pan.
- Add the chicken stock and the sherry or vermouth, and partly cover the pan to simmer the vegetables until soft and cooked, about 4 minutes. The liquid will be absorbed, the high note of the alcohol will burn off and a loose sauce will remain when finished cooking.
- Season the vegetables with salt and pepper as needed, and drizzle some more of the rendered duck fat over the whole deal if that moves you, as it does me.
- Slice the duck breasts across at a slight bias, approximately the thickness of your pinkie, and serve each with endive and cauliflower. Sprinkle a few drops of sherry vinegar over each serving to finish.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 146, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 687 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams
DIPLOMAT CREAM
Diplomat cream is the professional baker's tool for pastry cream that won't collapse and turn watery. It uses both cornstarch and gelatin for the reliable structure, but a little cold butter and whipped cream keep it silky, tender and lightweight. You can fill the shells with this cream up to four hours in advance and not be disappointed.
Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton
Categories custards and puddings, dessert
Time 30m
Yield Approximately 1 quart
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Scald the milk with half of the sugar (1/4 cup) in a 2-quart sauce pot. Remove from heat.
- In a stainless-steel bowl, whisk the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, with yolks, cornstarch and salt until thick and creamy and pale yellow. Whisk the hot milk into the yolk mixture and return the sauce pot to the stove and whisk constantly over medium-high heat until it bubbles and thickens, 60 to 90 seconds.
- Remove from heat, pour contents back into the bowl and stir in the vanilla extract. Set bowl over ice bath, and let cool a couple minutes but whisk in the cold butter while the mixture is still warm. When the pastry cream has cooled completely, stir in two tablespoons of cold heavy cream to loosen a bit. Keep chilled over ice bath.
- Sprinkle gelatin over the tap water evenly to soften. Break up any clumps, then microwave for 10 or 15 seconds to dissolve completely.
- Thoroughly whisk dissolved liquidy gelatin into the stiff and cool pastry cream.
- Whip 1/2 cup cold heavy cream to stiff peaks and fold into the chilled pastry cream, blending thoroughly.
- Keep chilled until ready to use.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 216, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 75 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ONE-PAN DUCK WITH SAVOY CABBAGE
Duck breast is perfect for entertaining - it's easy to cook, readily available, yet not something you eat every day
Provided by Barney Desmazery
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Lightly score the skin of the duck breasts, then generously season with the peppercorns and a sprinkling of salt. Lay the duck breasts, skin-side down, in a non-stick sauté pan, then place over a low heat. Leave the duck for 15 mins to brown and release its fat, then flip over onto the flesh side for 5 mins.
- Remove the duck from the pan, then turn up the heat. Add the potatoes to the pan, fry until brown and crisp, then scatter over the parsley and garlic. Scoop out with a slotted spoon onto a plate, then season with salt.
- Keep the pan on the heat. Fry the bacon until crisp, then add the cabbage. Cook for 1 min, add a splash of water, then fry for 2 mins, just until the cabbage is wilted. While the cabbage is cooking, whisk any juices from the duck with the vinegar and olive oil. To serve, carve the duck breast into slices. Fan out on large dinner plates, spoon a neat bundle of cabbage on one side, then pile a serving of potatoes on the other. Drizzle over the dressing and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 504 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 25 grams protein, Sodium 1.16 milligram of sodium
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