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Ginger Sauce For Duck Breasts

Total Time
15 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:½ cup
  • 2tablespoons fat from cooking duck breasts
  • 2shallots, finely minced
  • 1tablespoon finely minced fresh ginger
  • 3tablespoons reserved marinade (see note)
  • 3tablespoons concentrated duck or veal stock (glace de viande)
  • ½cup dry red wine
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Ingredient Substitution Guide

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat fat in skillet. Add shallots and ginger and cook over medium heat until they have softened. Stir in marinade; cook a few seconds longer.

  2. Step 2

    Stir in stock and wine, cook, stirring, until mixture is reduced to about half a cup and has thickened slightly.

  3. Step 3

    Season to taste with salt and pepper and spoon over the duck breasts to moisten them.

Tip
  • A mixture of half a tablespoon of Chinese five-spice powder, a tablespoon of honey, one-and-a-half tablespoons of light soy sauce and half a tablespoon of lemon juice can be used in place of the reserved marinade.

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I used Hoisin sauce in place of marinade. Yummy!

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