Provencal Duck Stew
Allow enough time to make this recipe in advance. The duck pieces should marinate for 10-12 hours before you start cooking. The dish is served hot but tastes better after the flavors have had a chance to "get to know" each other.
Ingredients
- 1 4-5 lb (2-2.2 kg) Duck
- 1 Carrot thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 1 stalk Celery thinly sliced
- 4 Garlic Cloves mashed
- 10 Black peppercorns
- 10 Juniper Berries
- 1 piece Star Anise
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Orange for peel and juice
- 1 bottle Pinot Noir
- 2 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Flour
- 1 quart (950ml) Chicken stock
Instructions
- Cut your duck into eight pieces, like you would breakdown a whole chicken, and put in a large bowl with room for more ingredients.
- Add the carrot, onion, celery, garlic, black peppercorns, juniper berries, star anise, cinnamon orange and pinot noir. Let marinate for 10 to 12 hours sitting out in your kitchen.
- Strain the marinade, separating the vegetables and liquid.
- Melt the butter in a large sauté pan and brown the duck on both sides.
- When browned, remove the duck and sauté the vegetables leftover from the marinade.
- Sprinkle flour over the vegetables, mixing well.
- Strain marinade into vegetables and add the browned duck pieces back to your pan.
- Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer for one hour.
- As you cook your duck you may need to add chicken stock to keep it moist and stew-like. I ended up using about one quart (roughly 950ml).
- At the end of the cooking time, remove the duck pieces and strain out and discard the vegetables.
- Once the dish is finished allow it to cool completely, cover and put in the fridge.
- To Reheat: Return the duck meat to the pan then simmer for slowly (10-15 minutes). Adjust seasonings and serve.
Notes
I used an Alina duck from LaBelle Farms in New York. They are a special French breed renowned for their ultra rich, almost squab like flavor, that are raised in arena style hoops and fed only corn grown on the same farm.
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