Roast Duck with Prunes and Wine-Braised Cabbage
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roast Duck with Prunes and Wine-Braised Cabbage a try. One serving contains 2966 calories, 73g of protein, and 247g of fat. This recipe covers 62% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Head to the store and pick up butter, wine vinegar, duck, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the granny smith apple you could follow this main course with the Easy Apple Crisp with Peanut Butter Granola + KIND Granola Giveaway as a dessert.
Instructions
Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.
Add cabbage; sauté 2 minutes.
Add 2 cups juice, 1 cup wine, vinegar, sugar, orange and cinnamon. Simmer until cabbage is tender and almost all liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Discard orange. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Cabbage can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Refrigerate uncovered until cool, then cover and chill.)
Place duck on rack in roasting pan.
Place 10 prunes and apple in duck cavity.
Sprinkle duck with salt and pepper. Roast duck 25 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Continue roasting until meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 160°F, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine remaining 1 cup juice and 16 prunes in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until prunes absorb almost all liquid, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
Transfer duck to platter. Tent with foil to keep warm.
Add remaining 3/4 cup wine to roasting pan, set over medium heat and bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits.
Add wine mixture to prune mixture; simmer until sauce is reduced to 1 cup, about 4 minutes.
Bring cabbage to simmer, tossing occasionally. Slice duck; arrange on plates. Spoon prune sauce over.