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Duck Breast in Bordeaux Wine Sauce

February 2010

What is better on a February evening than a wonderful duck or goose breast served with a warm Bordeaux wine sauce? A Week in the Heart of Bordeaux Wine Country will let you enjoy this dish and more during your Bordeaux wine tour while you explore one of France’s most loved food and wine regions.

Ingredients

Serves 8
4 breasts of fat duck or goose
250 g (about 8-9 oz) minced shallots
1 Tbsp duck or goose fat
55 cl (about 2.5 cups) of good red Bordeaux wine
3 tsp green peppercorns
3 tsp honey
2-3 Tbsp heavy cream
Salt to taste

Directions

Heat goose or duck fat in a large frying pan, add minced shallots and cook them very gently to melt (about 15 minutes).

Add the wine, green peppercorns, honey and salt and let it cook and reduce slowly (about 30 minutes).

Add two or three Tbsp heavy cream and taste the seasoning.

Score the fat of the breasts, and put them fat-side down in a very hot frying pan. Then lower heat .

Remove the melted fat two or three times during while cooking 10-12 minutes on this side.

Turn and cook on the other side 10 minutes more. Duck and goose breasts are best served medium rare, sliced and served with hot sauce.

Serve with an excellent Bordeaux, such as the Château Bujan grand vin de Bordeaux, Côtes de Bourg appellation controlée.