Duck Leg Farrotto with Pearl Onions and Bloomsdale Spinach
- 4 cups Parmesan Brodo (page 47)
- 2 roasted duck legs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 small onion, minced
- 1 cup farro
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 (8-ounce) bag pearl onions, peeled and halved lengthwise
- 1 bunch Bloomsdale spinach, washed well
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- Place the broth in a saucepan and set over low heat to keep hot.
- Pick the meat off the duck legs and discard the bones.
- You should end up with about 1 1/2 cups of loosely packed meat.
- In a high-sided saute pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the butter.
- Add the garlic and minced onion and saute for 2 to 3 minutes, or until soft.
- Add the farro and stir to coat in the butter, then add the wine and cook, stirring occasionally, until the wine is absorbed, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Add 1 cup of the broth.
- Cook until the liquid is almost completely absorbed, 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- While the farrotto is cooking, heat the olive oil in a saute pan over high heat.
- Add the pearl onions and saute until well browned in spots and tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and reserve.
- Add 1 more cup broth to the farrotto and continue cooking until the liquid is almost completely absorbed, 6 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add another 1 1/2 to 2 cups broth in 1/2-cup additions.
- After each addition, continue tasting the farrotto for doneness.
- It should be nearly tender with some resilience.
- Add the duck meat, spinach, and pearl onions.
- Cook until the spinach is completely wilted, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Remove from the heat and fold in the cheese and the remaining 4 tablespoons butter.
- The farrotto should be creamy and glossy.
- Serve.
parmesan, legs, unsalted butter, garlic, onion, farro, white wine, extravirgin olive oil, pearl onions, bloomsdale spinach, kosher salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/duck-leg-farrotto-with-pearl-onions-and-bloomsdale-spinach-383865 (may not work)