Duck Stew: Compote De Canard

Serves: 2

Kendrick Gleason

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

56

Spice

42

Sweetness

56

Sourness

45

mins

Prep time (avg)

3.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1810 g

Duck (cut up)

1 tbsp

Lard

2 large

Onion (chopped)

1 clove

Garlic

2 cups

Chicken Broth

2 tsps

Tomato Paste

1 tsp

Allspice

4 sprigs

Thyme

1

Salt

1

Olive

Directions:

1

Saute the duck pieces in the lard until browned

2

Remove from pan and set aside

3

Add the chopped onion, carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic and brown lightly

4

When the vegetables are golden brown, add the duck along with the wine, chicken broth, tomato paste, allspice, bay leaves, thyme, and seasoning

5

Cover and simmer for 45 minutes

6

Meanwhile, blanch the diced slab bacon in boiling water for 10 minutes and drain

7

Steam the pearl onions for 15 minutes

8

Cut off the stems and dice the mushrooms into large pieces

9

Remove the duck from the stew and discard the bones

10

Put the sauce and vegetables through a food mill and return to the pot, adding the diced bacon, button mushrooms, pearl onions, and the duck

11

Bring to a boil and cook for 5 more minutes

12

To make the croutons, cut the crusts from 10 slices of bread, and cut each slice into 4 triangles

13

Brown them in hot oil and keep warm

14

Serve the stew on individual plates, and arrange the warm croutons around the edges

15

Accompany with fresh pasta