One of the tricks to a quick meal is to take advantage of a well stock pantry and fridge!
In this case, I'm using the Citrus Honey Tea I always have in the fridge. Honestly it's pretty similar to a jam but it's used to make tea.With the help with the tea, I can make this dish without marinating in advance. Great when you need to whip up something fast.
Please note, this cooks in less then 15 mins because my duck breast has been unfrozen and I like mine cooked to medium. Just like steak, you do NOT need to cook duck all the way. It's best served medium.
Citrus Honey Duck Breast in 15 mins
Servings: 2 people Prep Time: 3 mins Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 2 Duck Breast (unfrozen in fridge overnight)
- 2 tbsp Citrus Honey Tea
Directions
- Take the breast out of the packaging and wash it.
- Pat it dry and score the skin in a crisscross pattern.
- Heat a non-stick pan to medium and put the skin side down.
- Cook out the oil!!! This is a very important step as duck is very oily, it's very important to cook out as much oil as possible. I let it cook on this side for 5 mins and then pour out the oil.
- After you pour out the oil, let it cook another min to cook out a bit more oil.
- Once there's a bit of oil on the pan, flip to cook the meat side for 5 mins.
- Depending on how flat or round your duck is, you might want to stand it up and cook it on each of the sides for 2 min each if it's very round.
- Plate the duck breast and brush it with the Citrus Honey Tea on all sides.
- Let it sit for a couple of mins before you cut and eat.
After trying to cook duck with this sauce in different ways, I found the best way is to actually apply the tea after it's cooked if you're cooking it in a pan.
If you're using cast iron and after you sear you're planning on baking the duck, then brush on the tea before you put it in the oven! That creates the best result if you're searing and baking.
Keep the duck fat to saute veggies! It's very tasty.
Enjoy your mean in 20.
