Prep Time

    •    Prep time: 20 minutes
    •    Cook time: 1 hour
    •    Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients

    •   2 tablespoons butter
    •   1 cup diced carrot
    •   1 cup diced onion
    •   1 cup diced celery
    •   6 peeled garlic cloves
    •   1 cup crushed peeled tomatoes
    •   2 cups red wine or port
    •   1 quart duck stock
    •   2 sticks canela
    •   1 tablespoon star anise
    •   3 fresh bay leaves
    •   1 bunch thyme
    •   1/2 cup seedless tamarind paste
    •   2 boneless duck breasts with skin on and pricked numerously with a sharp knife
    •   Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Heat a Dutch oven. Add the butter; cook the carrots, onion, celery, and garlic for 10 minutes or until caramelized. Add tomatoes and cook for another 2 minutes. De-glaze with red wine. Reduce down by half and add duck stock, canela, star anise, and bay leaves. Cook for 30 minutes, or until the sauce is reduced by 2/3. At this point, add the thyme and the tamarind paste. Cook for 5 minutes then strain sauce through a fine mesh sieve.
2. Heat a saute pan large enough to hold the two duck breasts. Season the duck breast with salt and pepper. Add it to the pan skin side down, and sear for 3 minutes. Place the pan in a preheated 400 degree oven for 5 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the duck is 145 degrees. Place 2 tablespoons of tamarind sauce on a plate. Slice the duck breasts on a bias and put on the plate, on top of the tamarind sauce.

This great family recipe is thanks to Food Network Recipes at https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pan-seared-duck-breast-with-tamarind-reduction-recipe-1909901