Roast Coriander Breast of Duck with Roast Parsnip and Sweet Potato Sauce
- 5 large sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped Thai chili
- 2 tablespoons toasted coriander seeds, crushed
- 4 skinless, boneless duck breast, approximately 5 to 7 ounces each
- 2 medium skin-on parsnips poached for 15 minutes
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 sprigs baby pea shoots
- Cut each potato into 6 long wedges.
- Save 4 wedges.
- Juice the remaining wedges in an electric vegetable juicer, and pour the juice through a fine mesh strainer.
- This will yield approximately 4 cups.
- Allow the juice to stand for 2 hours.
- A layer of white starch will form at the bottom of the juice.
- Pour the juice off the starch into a medium saucepot.
- Place over a medium flame and reduce to one cup or until the sauce naturally thickens.
- Remove from the fire and stir in the ginger and Thai chili pepper.
- Stir until the sauce tastes spicy enough and strain immediately.
- Split each poached parsnip in half lengthwise and rub with a small amount of grapeseed oil.
- Rub the 4 reserved sweet potato wedges with grapeseed oil.
- Season the parsnip and potato with salt and pepper.
- Bake on a cookie sheet in a pre-heated 400 degree oven until browned and cooked through (approximately 15 minutes).
- Heat a large saute pan over a medium heat.
- Season each duck breast with salt and pepper.
- Press one side of the duck breast into the coriander seeds.
- Wipe the saute pan with a towel that has been dipped into grapeseed oil.
- Add the duck breasts, seed side down.
- Saute until the coriander browns.
- Turn the duck breast over and transfer the pan to a 375 degree oven for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove the breasts and allow them to rest 2 to 4 minutes.
- Set a piece of parsnip and wedge of sweet potato on each plate.
- Slice each duck breast into 1/4-inch slices and arrange against the vegetables.
- Spoon sauce onto each plate and garnish with pea shoots.
sweet potatoes, fresh ginger, chili, coriander seeds, skinless, skinon parsnips poached, grapeseed oil, salt, shoots
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roast-coriander-breast-of-duck-with-roast-parsnip-and-sweet-potato-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)