Duck Breasts In Muscat and Orange Juice
- 1 cup Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise or ruby port
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Four 6-ounce boneless duck breasts, fat trimmed to 1/8 inch thick and scored (see Note)
- 1 1/2 cups Enriched Chicken Stock
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- In a large baking dish, mix the Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise with the orange juice, soy sauce, lime juice and olive oil.
- Add the duck breasts and marinate for 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
- Remove the duck breasts from the marinade and pat dry with paper towels.
- Pour the marinade into a medium saucepan and add the Enriched Chicken Stock.
- Boil over moderately high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup and syrupy, about 35 minutes.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet.
- Add the duck breasts skin side down and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the breasts over moderate heat until the skin is very crisp, about 5 minutes.
- Turn the breasts, cover and cook until the meat is rare, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer the breasts to a carving board, cover loosely with foil and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Slice the duck crosswise 1/4 inch thick and arrange on plates.
- Pass the sauce at the table.
venise, orange juice, soy sauce, lime juice, extravirgin olive oil, duck breasts, chicken, salt
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/duck-breasts-in-muscat-and-orange-juice (may not work)