Duck Breast with Honey and Spices

24 Reviews
91% would make this recipe again

This extremely simple and delicious recipe is from my friend Carmen and one of her best suggestions.

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Preparation : 10 min Cooking : 10 min Standing : 5 min
220 calories/serving

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp honey, liquid 30 g
1 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar 23 mL
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 g
1/2 tsp ground cumin 1 g
1/4 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely ground or crushed 0.2 g
1/4 tsp peppercorns, coarsely ground or crushed 1 g
1 steaklets of duck 360 g
1 pinch salt [optional] 0.2 g

Before you start

If the duck breast has been vacuum-wrapped, make sure to take it out of its package 1 h before cooking in order to dry it.

Keep the serving plates warm on the stove while you're preparing the dish.

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 230°C /450°F.
  2. Heat the honey in a saucepan over high heat 2-3 min, until it is slightly caramelized. Pour in the vinegar and mix well. Add the spices, lower the heat to 'low', then let the sauce reduce 5 min, until it has reached a 'coating' consistency.
  3. Make crosshatched incisions in the skin of the breasts. Season with salt then rub it into the meat. Put the breasts, skin side down, in a thick-bottom skillet. Pour the honey sauce over the breasts then cook in the middle of the oven about 8 min. Turn them, then cook an additional 2 min (for medium-rare doneness).
  4. Transfer the duck breasts to a cutting board, cover with aluminum foil and let stand 5 min before slicing (to reabsorb the juices). Put the slices on the warmed plates, spoon the sauce on the slices and serve.

Nutrition Facts Table

per 1 serving (100 g)

Amount

% Daily Value

Calories

220

Fat

9 g

13 %

Saturated 3.2 g
+ Trans 0 g

16 %

Cholesterol

70 mg

Sodium

50 mg

2 %

Carbohydrate

16 g

5 %

Fibre

1 g

2 %

Sugars

15 g

Net Carbs

15 g

Protein

18 g

Vitamin A

2 %

Vitamin C

1 %

Calcium

3 %

Iron

21 %
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DIABETES Exchange

1 serving of this recipe is equivalent to :
Food Group Exchanges
Meat and Alternatives 2
Fats 1 ½
Other Foods 1
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Anonyme
october 20, 2021

We love magret de canard and make it regularly for birthdays, Christmas, etc. Last year I made this recipe and, against my better judgment, followed the recipe to the T. While I liked the spice mixture, I found the resulting jus FAR too greasy. Recipes from France always suggest rendering the fat first by putting the magret (cross-hatched skin side down) in an oven-proof sauté pan over medium heat for a good 5 minutes. Then on with the spices or sauce (I often seer the meat side for a minute as well, then add sauce, then flip it back on the fat side) )and into a hot oven. N.b. - Save the rendered fat, as it is wonderful for other cooking and relatively healthful.

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Anonyme
october 20, 2021 | I would make this recipe again

Easy to make, I would decrease the amount of cumin, it over powered the taste.

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nonya B.
september 22, 2022

why post a picture where your duck is over cooked? can't recommend any recipe that overcooks duck breast

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