Duck fillet with dried fruits, potatoes, vegetables and cherry sauce

A beautifully seared duck fillet, tender and flavorful, is served with a medley of roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, and a luscious cherry sauce. The sweetness of dried fruits contrasts with the duck’s deep umami taste, while the cherry sauce adds a touch of tartness, bringing perfect balance to the dish. This elegant yet comforting meal is ideal for special occasions or a luxurious dinner at home

Duck fillet with dried fruits, potatoes, vegetables and cherry sauce

Difficulty Level: Easy
Calories: 700
Cooking Time: 60 min

Ingredients:

  • Duck fillet – 170 g
  • Garlic – 5 g
  • Thyme, rosemary
  • Salt, ground black pepper
Garnish:
  • Potato – 100 g
  • Bell pepper – 25 g
  • Black-eyed pea – 25 g
  • Olive oil – 20 g
  • Garlic
  • Salt, ground black pepper
Cherry sauce:
  • Red wine – 50 g
  • Fresh cherry – 50 g
  • Sugar – 15 g
  • Demi-glace – 1 tsp
  • Starch – 2 g

Instructions:

 

  1. Wash, dry, salt and pepper duck breasts.
  2. Roast duck fillet from both sides, at the end add garlic, thyme, rosemary and cook in oven until prepared.
  3. Boil potato and cut it in wedges.
  4. Cut bell pepper into sticks, cut black-eyed peas in two parts.
  5. Roast vegetables in olive oil, add garlic, salt and pepper.
  6. To cook sauce, warm up red wine, add cherry without stones, sugar, demi-glace, boil down the sauce and mix it with blende.
  7. Then add starch until thick enough.
  8. Lay out vegetable on a deep dish.
  9. Put pieces of duck fillet on the vegetables, pour the sauce circle-wise.
  10. Decorate with a bunch of dried fruits (previously boiled in red wine with sugar).

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