Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce
Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce

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Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce When I was growing up we used to holiday every year at my uncles house in the south of France. Families would take turn to cook each night and one of my aunt's signature dishes was duck with celeriac. Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce When I was growing up we used to holiday every year at my uncles house in the south of France.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce:
  1. Prepare The celeriac mash
  2. Take 1/2 a celeriac
  3. Take 2 big potatoes (I used Maris piper)
  4. Take 1-2 tbsp creme fraiche
  5. Get Half a tsp nutmeg
  6. Prepare to taste Salt and pepper
  7. Get The duck
  8. Prepare 2 x duck breasts
  9. Make ready 2 garlic cloves bashed / skin on
  10. Take sprigs Thyme
  11. Make ready Seasoning
  12. Get The sauce
  13. Make ready 4 ripe figs
  14. Take 1 tsp sugar
  15. Make ready Good splash balsamic vinegar
  16. Make ready Good splash red wine
  17. Get 2 tsp fig jam/chutney
  18. Make ready Water

Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce When I was growing up we used to holiday every year at my uncles house in the south of France. Families would take turn to cook each night and one of my aunt's signature dishes was duck with celeriac. While the duck is in the oven, whizz the celeriac in a food processor or blender until smooth (or mash by hand). Spoon back into a pan with the milk, cream, butter and salt and pepper, then stir over a gentle heat to warm through.

Instructions to make Holiday inspired pan fried duck with celeriac mash and fig sauce:
  1. Chop the celeriac and potatoes and add them to a pot of cold water. Season with salt and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer until soft.
  2. Once cooked, strain the vegetables and mash. Add the creme fraiche and finely grated nutmeg and keep mashing until smooth. Season and put in a warm oven.
  3. Prepare the duck - score the skin, season on both sides and then place the duck skin side down on a hot non-stick pan over a medium heat. Cook for 15 - 18 minutes. After about two or three minutes add the Garlic and thyme
  4. Meanwhile prepare your sauce. Finely chop the figs and add to a pan with a little olive oil. Fry for 2 mins. Turn up the heat and add a good lug of red wine and allow to reduce. Then add a little sugar, the chutney and a dash of balsamic vinegar. Reduce the heat and allow to cook. Add water as you go to keep it saucey. Cook for about 10 minutes.
  5. After 15-18 minutes of cooking skin side down, flip your duck breasts and cook for another two minutes on the other side.
  6. Remove from the heat and leave to rest while you prepare your plates, cook your veg and make sure your celeriac is warm.
  7. Slice the duck (it should be pink) and serve.

Pour any juices from the rested duck into the sauce and stir in the orange zest. Bring the sauce back to a gentle. Remove from the heat, strain off the liquid and keep. Roughly mash the celeriac with a fork. Place duck breasts, skin side down, in a large, cold sauté pan.

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