Duck Breast with Cherry-Pepper Sauce

Name: Duck Breast with Cherry-Pepper Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided; 2 teaspoons butter; 118 milliliters dried tart cherries; 680 grams packages boneless whole duck breast, thawed, skinned, and cut in half; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 2 Tbsps honey; 118 milliliters less-sodium beef broth; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 118 milliliters ruby port or other sweet red wine; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp minced shallots; 411 grams pitted tart red cherries in water, undrained

Duck Breast with Cherry-Pepper Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 284 calories, 28g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe serves 5. If you have olive oil, ruby port, salt, and It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Drain canned cherries through a sieve over a bowl.

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Place 1/2 cup canned cherries and 1/4 cup cherry liquid in a blender; reserve the remaining canned cherries and cherry liquid for another use. Process cherry mixture until smooth.

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Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Sprinkle duck with salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Salt

Add duck to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.

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Remove from pan; keep warm.

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Add shallots to pan; saut 1 minute. Stir in 3/4 teaspoon pepper and next 6 ingredients (through vinegar); cook 2 minutes.

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Remove from heat; add pureed cherry mixture and butter, stirring until butter melts. Slice duck; serve with sauce.

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Perfect wine: Sebastiani Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 (Sonoma County), $ Tasted alone, the Sebastiani cabernet sauvignon is a sleek wine with powerful black cherry and cassis flavors plus a lot of tannic grip. Once the cabernet is paired with the duck, however, real magic happens. The richness of the duck softens the tannins, while the cherries and pepper in the sauce enliven those flavors in the wine to make it taste even more dramatic. It's an example of a truly great match.

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