Description
Delicious duck breast with crispy skin, paired with roasted sweet potato mash and pan fried zucchini.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 medium sweet potatoes – washed
- 2 duck breasts. skin on
- 2 small / or one large zucchini, washed and cut into half inch cubes (skin on)
- 1 tsp butter
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 deg F, and take your duck out the fridge to thaw. Season the duck with plenty of salt and pepper on both sides, set aside.
- Wash your sweet potatoes and prick with a fork all over. Place them straight onto the rack and bake for 45 mins (or longer, depending on your oven).
- Wash and chop the zucchini, and set aside.
- When you have about 25 mins left on the sweet potato timer, place a large ovenproof skillet on the stovetop. Place your duck skin side down and turn on the heat to medium/high. You don’t want to add the duck to a hot pan, as by slowly heating it you render the fat.
- Fry for 8-9 minutes until golden brown, then flip and fry for a further 3-4 minutes sealing in the flavor. Finish off in the oven for 7-8 minutes, then remove from the oven and the pan and let it rest for 8-10 minutes. The duck should be bouncy to the touch and pink inside.
- While the duck is resting, cook the zucchini. Pour the duck fat from the pan into a jar (great for roasting potatoes) and place the pan back on a high heat. Add your zucchini to the pan with plenty of salt and pepper, and fry on a high heat for a couple of minutes, tossing regularly. You don’t want to over cook and have stodgy veg. Once cooked set aside.
- By this stage your sweet potato should be very soft. Remove from the oven with tongs (it’s very hot so be careful), and place in a mixing bowl. Very carefully remove the skin (I use a tea town to hold the potato). Discard the skin and add your butter, salt and pepper to the bowl with the potato and mix well.
- In two shallow bowls, add the sweet potato, friend zucchini and top with your sliced duck. Season with salt and serve!
- Cook Time: 55
- Category: Lunch/Dinner
- Method: Stovetop / Oven