Crispy Szechuan duck with braised napa & shiitakes
By Chatelaine
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Photo, Sian Richards.
Duck breasts are available in almost every supermarket. To cross-hatch the skin and fat before cooking, cut right into the fat and stop short just before the flesh.
Ingredients
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1 cup
low-sodium
chicken broth
, divided
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4
garlic cloves
, minced, divided
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2 tbsp
ketchup
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2 tbsp
fancy
molasses
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1 tbsp
minced
ginger
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2 tsp
balsamic
vinegar
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2 tsp
low-sodium
soy sauce
-
1/2 tsp
dark sesame
oil
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2
duck breasts
, (400 g each)
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1/4 tsp
salt
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2 227-g pkgs
fresh shiitake
mushrooms
, stems removed
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1
small
napa cabbage
, cut into eighths lengthwise with core intact
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- WHISK 1/4 cup broth with half of garlic, ketchup, molasses, ginger, vinegar, soy, sesame oil and chili flakes in a small saucepan and set over medium-high. Boil until sauce thickens and reduces to 1/2 cup, 3 to 5 min. Set aside and cover to keep warm. LAY duck breasts, skin-side up, on cutting board. Using a sharp knife tip, cross-hatch skin and fat in a diamond pattern. Sprinkle with salt. Season with fresh pepper.
- HEAT a large non-stick frying pan over medium. Place duck, skin-side down, in pan. Cook until skin is golden and crisp, 8 to 10 min. Reduce heat if browning too quickly. Transfer duck, skin-side up, to prepared sheet. Roast until medium-rare, 8 to 10 min. Let stand 10 min before slicing.
- RESERVE fat from pan in a small bowl. Add 1 tbsp fat to pan over medium- high. Add mushrooms and sauté until soft, 3 to 4 min. Stir into warm sauce in saucepan. Add 1 tbsp of remaining fat to pan, then cabbage. Sauté for 2 min. Add remaining 3/4 cup broth and garlic, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, turning cabbage often, until tender, 5 to 7 min. Divide cabbage among 4 plates. Top with mushroom sauce and sliced duck.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 347,
- Protein
- 27 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 22 g,
- Fat
- 18 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 715 mg.
