Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
4 duck legs, well trimmed and halved1 tbsp butter12 shallots, peeled2 carrots, diced2 tbsp finely diced pancetta1 cinnamon stick2 bay leaves2 cups dry red wine3 whole cloves1 tbsp dried thyme2 sprigs fresh rosemary2 tbsp pomegranate molasses¼ cup dried cranberries1 ½ cups chicken stock1 oz bittersweet chocolate, grated
Season the duck pieces with salt and pepper. Dredge duck in flour.
Heat butter in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat.
Brown duck pieces for about 3 minutes each side.
Remove duck to a plate and reserve.
Add pancetta and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.
Add shallots and carrots and cook until shallots are lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add cinnamon, bay leaves, wine, cloves, thyme, rosemary, cranberries and pomegranate molasses.
Bring to a boil. Add duck.
Reduce to a low simmer and cook (uncovered) 25 minutes.
Add stock.
Bring to a boil again then reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer 1 to 1½ hours, turning duck ½ way through.
Transfer duck to bowl.
Heat sauce over low heat and whisk in chocolate until just melted.
Add the duck back to the sauce and stir to coat. Serve.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Heat butter in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat.
Brown duck pieces for about 3 minutes each side.
Remove duck to a plate and reserve.
Add pancetta and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.
Add shallots and carrots and cook until shallots are lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Add cinnamon, bay leaves, wine, cloves, thyme, rosemary, cranberries and pomegranate molasses.
Bring to a boil. Add duck.
Reduce to a low simmer and cook (uncovered) 25 minutes.
Add stock.
Bring to a boil again then reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer 1 to 1½ hours, turning duck ½ way through.
Transfer duck to bowl.
Heat sauce over low heat and whisk in chocolate until just melted.
Add the duck back to the sauce and stir to coat. Serve.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 496.1
- Total Fat: 22.1 g
- Cholesterol: 126.0 mg
- Sodium: 1,004.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 24.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 33.1 g
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