Roast fillet of duck

Jul 18, 2017
2 min read

Really easy to prepare, Roast Duck. You really don't need any particular cooking skills, just some basic ingredients, a desire to eat well and, of course, fillet of duck!

Give this a go, you'll love it!!!

INGREDIENTS:

1 potato,

1 onion,

1 leek,

a head of garlic,

gravy granules,

salt, pepper, olive oil and butter;

and fillet of duck breast.

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STEPS

1)Peel and slice the onion, potato and leek, into thickish slices, and place them into a buttered baking tray;

2)Cut the head of garlic in half, horizontally, then place it in the baking tray, without peeling;

3)Drizzle olive oil over the top of the vegetables, then add a few knobs of butter.

4)Place the baking tray in the bottom of a preheated oven, at 215°c, for 40 minutes.

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5)Whilst the vegetables roast, score the fatty side of the duck, and rub salt and pepper into the surface;

6)When the vegetables have been roasting for 20-25min, fry the duck breasts in a hot frying pan, without oil, fatty side down, for 4-5min. Then turn it over and fry the meat side for 1-2 min. Don't worry about placing the duck into a hot frying pan without oil, the duck will release more than enough fat.

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7)Place the duck on top of the vegetables, and continue to roast for a further 15-20min. After 15min the duck will be medium/rare, which is generally accepted as the "right" way to cook it, however, as I don't believe there to be a "right" way to cook food, just roast it until it is how you like to eat it!

8)Pour the duck fat into a jug with the gravy granules. You didn't think we were going to waste all that lovely duck fat, did you?