Duck breast and leg, Quebec squash, sea buckthorn sauce, and radicchio salad
Ingredients
Duck
- 1 duck breast
- 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
- ½ teaspoon sweet gale
- 1 duck leg confit
- Salt
Quebec squash
- 1 tbsp duck fat
- 1 sprig savory
- Squash, cut into pieces
Sea buckthorn sauce
- 100 ml veal stock
- 250 ml red wine
- 100 ml Madeira or sherry
- 250 g sea buckthorn
- Juice of one clementine
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 sprig thyme
- Salt and pepper
Radicchio salad
- Radicchio or red endive
- 100 ml cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon carmine (natural red food coloring)
- 1 tablespoon ground chaga
- 100 ml hazelnut oil
- 100 g sheep's cheese (e.g., Fleur des Monts)
- 50 g roasted hazelnuts
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- Fleur de sel
- Pepper
Preparation
Cooking the duck breast
- Score the skin of the duck breast with a knife.
- Season generously on both sides with salt, pink pepper, and sweet gale.
- Place the duck breast skin-side down in a cold pan, then gradually heat to melt the fat.
- When the skin is golden brown, turn the duck breast over and sear the other side briefly.
- Finish cooking in the oven at 375°F (190°C) for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Let rest for 7 minutes before slicing.
Cooking the confit leg
- Bake the duck leg confit at 375°F (190°C) for 15 to 20 minutes, until hot and crispy.
Quebec squash
- Cut the squash into bite-sized pieces.
- Mix with the duck fat, salt, and savory sprig.
- Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 20 minutes, until tender.
Sea buckthorn sauce
- Make a light caramel with the sugar and a little water.
- Add the sea buckthorn and clementine juice, then the Madeira or sherry.
- Simmer gently for 20 minutes to confit the fruit.
- Separately, reduce the red wine until almost dry.
- Add the veal stock, pepper, and thyme, then reduce to a glaze consistency.
- Stir the candied sea buckthorn into the sauce.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Radicchio salad
- Gently heat the cider vinegar and infuse the ground chaga.
- Leave to cool and strain.
- Mix the infused vinegar with the hazelnut oil and a little carmine.
- Separate the radicchio (or endives) and basil leaves.
- Season with the vinaigrette, fleur de sel, and black pepper.
- Grate the sheep's cheese on top, then add the crushed roasted hazelnuts.
Plating
- Slice the duck breast and arrange a few pieces with the confit leg.
- Add the roasted squash and drizzle with sea buckthorn sauce.
- Serve with the radicchio salad on the side.