# Tender Duck Breast with Velvety Vanilla Red Wine Jus

This recipe guides you through preparing a tender duck breast with a velvety vanilla red wine jus, roasted figs, and creamy porcini polenta, perfect for a decadent dinner.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 g Barbary duck breasts
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 pinches salt
- 2 pinches pepper
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 sprig thyme
- 1 clove garlic
- 100 g shallots
- 100 g mushrooms
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 200 ml red wine
- 2 leaves bay leaves
- 400 ml game stock
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp Taylor & Colledge Vanilla Extract
- 20 g dried porcini mushrooms
- 100 ml water
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 400 ml milk
- 200 ml double cream
- 100 g polenta
- 4 figs figs
- 20 g butter
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 sprig thyme

## Instructions

1. Gently score the duck skin in a crosshatch pattern.
2. Place the breast skin side down in a cold pan.
3. Set over medium heat and let the fat slowly render until the skin turns golden and crisp, about 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Flip and sear the other side for 2 minutes until evenly browned.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Place on a rack in the oven at 160°C and roast for about 10 minutes.
7. For the sauce, add shallots, mushrooms, tomato paste, and sugar to the same pan.
8. Roast gently until aromatic.
9. Deglaze with red wine and let it simmer down to half.
10. Add game stock and bay leaves and cook for 20 minutes.
11. Strain through a fine sieve.
12. Thicken with a touch of corn starch.
13. Round off with Taylor & Colledge vanilla extract for a warm, subtle sweetness.
14. To finish, baste the duck in a pan with butter and thyme over medium heat until glossy and fragrant.
15. Slice the duck breast.
16. Serve with creamy porcini polenta and roasted figs.
17. Pour the sauce over the duck.

## Equipment

- pan
- knife
- cutting board
- tongs
- oven
- rack
- small pot
- spoon
- sieve

## Tips

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## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRwVx9PAeHF/?igsh=MXBsMmJzajZvbTlpag==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a60c3280-efd2-48f2-afc0-1907e54af089
- Extracted: 2025-12-04

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