Pan Roasted Duck Legs with Black Cherry Sauce
Duck has to be one of my favorite birds to eat and cook. It doesn’t hurt that one of the side effects of cooking duck is an extra cache of delicious duck fat that can be used for a great many things in the kitchen. It is, after all referred to by many a cook as either culinary or white gold. It’s also amazingly simple to cook and the result is a much fancier and elegant dish compared to that of chicken. So if you want to impress someone, give this a try.
PREP TIME
5 minutes
COOK TIME
30 minutes
INGREDIENTS
10
Serves: 2
Ingredients
Duck Legs
- 222 Duck Leg
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Black Pepper, cracked
- 1 Tbsp1 Tbsp1 Tbsp Smoked Sea Salt
Black Cherry Sauce
- 1 cup1 cup1 cup Fresh Cherries, black cherries
- 111 Shallot, diced
- .5 cup.5 cup.5 cup Grape Juice, or red wine
- .5 cup.5 cup.5 cup Chicken Stock
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
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Process
Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
Duck Legs
- Using a sharp knife, score the skin of duck legs.
- Season legs generously on both sides with smoked sea salt and black pepper.
- Place legs in a cold pan skin side down and heat to medium heat. This will allow fat to render out of skin and will make it crispy. Cook 5-7 minutes until skin starts to brown.
- Place pan in oven heated to 400°F and roast 15-20 minutes.
- Remove duck from pan and allow to rest 5-10 minutes.
Cherry Sauce
- Pour out all but 1 Tbs of rendered duck fat and return pan to stove over medium heat. See note.
- Add shallot to pan and carmelize.
- Add red wine/grape juice to pan and reduce by half.
- Add cherries and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add chicken stock and reduce until syrupy. Remove pan from heat.
- Stir in butter to finish sauce. Serve over duck legs and enjoy.
Notes
When pouring out excess duck fat, make sure you save it. Duck fat is extremely versatile and is known as white gold in many kitchens.
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Coconut Free Egg Free GAPS Gluten Free Grain Free Nightshade Free Nut Free Poultry Sauces & Dressings Shellfish Free Sugar Alcohol Free| This is our estimate based on online research. | |
| Calories: | 470 |
| Fat: | 36 g |
| Carbohydrates: | 16 g |
| Protein: | 24 g |
| Cholesterol: | 30 g |
| Sodium: | 3529 mg |
| Fiber: | 2 g |
| Sugars: | 12 g |
| Sugar Alcohol: | 0 g |
| Calculated per serving. | |
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