My Father's Daughter': Gwyneth Paltrow's Duck Ragu

My Father's Daughter': Gwyneth Paltrow's Duck Ragu
My Father's Daughter': Gwyneth Paltrow's Duck Ragu is a dairy free main course. This recipe covers 50% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 45g of protein, 93g of fat, and a total of 1523 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up parsley, pappardelle, lemon zest, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the extra virgin olive oil you could follow this main course with the Peach Crisp: Healthy Crisp for Breakfast as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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Trim off excess skin from the opening to the duck’s cavity and from the back end. Rub the entire duck with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper, inside and out. Roast it for a total of 2 hours, flipping it from its back to its breast (and vice versa) every 1/2 hour.
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Let it cool in the pan until you can handle it.
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Drain off the fat and either discard or reserve it for another use, such as roasting potatoes.
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While the duck is roasting, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat and add the duck bacon. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until starting to crisp.
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Add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and rosemary, turn the heat down to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until softened.
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Add the tomatoes and their juice and put 1/2 cup water into one can, swish it around to get all the tomato stuck to the sides, pour into the next can, and repeat again with the third.
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Add the tomato water to the Dutch oven along with the wine, a good grind of pepper, and a healthy pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and then turn the heat down very low and let simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
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After the duck has cooled down a bit, remove and discard the skin and bones and shred the meat. Fold the duck meat into the ragu along with the tomato paste and cook on very low heat, uncovered, for at least 1 hour and up to 4, adding splashes of water if necessary to keep it from drying out (continue to season with salt and pepper as you splash).
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To serve, cook the pasta, divide it among bowls, and spoon a generous amount of duck ragu over the pasta. Top with the Gremolata Bread Crumbs or Parmesan.
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To make the Gremolata Bread Crumbs: Toss everything together.
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Ready In5 hrs
Servings4
Health Score57
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