Marinated duck breasts with coconut peanut sauce recipe

Marinated Duck Breasts with Coconut Peanut Sauce recipe

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This recipe for marinated duck breasts with coconut peanut sauce is a delightful fusion of flavors that will surely impress your dinner guests. The succulent duck breasts are marinated in a fragrant blend of spices, giving them a rich and aromatic taste. The coconut peanut sauce adds a creamy and nutty element to the dish, perfectly complementing the tender meat. With its unique combination of ingredients, this recipe promises to be a showstopper at any meal.

Keywords: marinated duck, coconut peanut sauce, fusion flavors, fragrant spices, tender meat.

Marinated duck breasts with coconut peanut sauce recipe details

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Ingredients

3	duck breasts
	For the marinade:
2 tsp	lemongrass, centre part finely chopped
2 clove(s)	garlic, finely chopped
2	shallots, finely chopped
3 tsp	soy sauce
1 tsp	freshly ground black pepper
2 tsp	fish sauce
3 tbsp	coconut milk
	For the sauce:
125 ml	water
1 tbsp	fish sauce
1 tbsp	white vinegar
½ tsp	sugar
3 tbsp	peanuts, roasted and ground
4 tbsp	coconut milk
some	salt

Instructions

Mix the marinade ingredients and add the duck breasts. Marinade for 2 hours or overnight in the fridge.

For the sauce mix water, fish sauce, vinegar and sugar and bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, remove from the heat and set aside.

Remove breasts from the marinade and arrange on a rack in a roasting tin. Roast in a preheated oven at 180ºC for about 20 minutes, turning once. Brown under a hot grill for about 2 minutes.

Reheat the sauce and bring to the boil. Add the ground peanuts and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the coconut milk, season to taste, and simmer for 2 minutes.

Cut each duck breast diagonally into slices and serve with the sauce immediately.

Preparation time:
ca. 20 min
Resting time:
ca. 2 hrs
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a