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Griddled duck with rhubarb

The tart rhubarb cuts through the rich duck

The tart rhubarb cuts through the rich duck

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Cooking Time

Cook: 40 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £2.26 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 464g serving contains

Energy
2329kj
557kcal
28%
Fat
12.1g
Med
17%
Saturates
3.2g
Med
16%
Sugars
16.2g
High
18%
Salt
0.46g
Med
8%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
502kj/120kcal

Ingredients

2tsp rapeseed oil

1 onion, chopped

50g golden caster sugar

2cm ginger, grated

2tbsp red wine vinegar

2 sprigs thyme

1 star anise (optional)

100ml water

200g rhubarb

300g basmati rice

400g Extra Special Duck Breast Fillets

Black pepper

1 clove garlic, sliced

1 red chilli, sliced

200g pak choi, quartered

Method

1
Heat 1tsp of the rapeseed oil in a pan, reserving the rest for later. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add the sugar and ginger and cook for a further 5 minutes. Stir in the red wine vinegar, thyme and star anise if using. Top up with the water and bring to a simmer. Cook for 10 minutes. Add the rhubarb, cut into short lengths, and poach for 5 minutes.
2
Cook the rice as per pack instructions.
3
Score the skin of the duck breast fillets and season with black pepper. Put skin-side down in a cold pan. Turn the heat to medium. Fry for 8-10 minutes, until golden. Flip over and cook for 3 minutes, basting with the fat.
4
Remove from the heat. Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
5
Heat the rest of the rapeseed oil in another pan. Cook the garlic and chilli for 2 minutes. Add the pak choi. Stir-fry for 5-8 minutes.
6
Slice the duck and top with the rhubarb. Serve with the rice and pak choi.

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