How to cook duck breasts - the classical recipe
How to cook the duck breast in a pan so that it has brown and crispy skin, yet tender and juicy meat? How long should you cook duck breasts for? Pan-fried or oven-baked duck breasts?
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 283kcal
Equipment
- cast iron pan
Ingredients
- 4 duck breasts
- 1 pinch salt
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch pepper
- 3-4 thymes stalks
Instructions
- Wash then pat dry the meat
- Score the skin in a cross-hatch pattern
- Season with ground pepper and little coarse salt
- Set to fry on a skillet, medium-high flame, skin down
- Fry for 6-7 minutes, the skin contracts and the fat melts all the fat in between layers
- Preheat Oven at 360 degrees for 10 minutes
- Turn sides of the duck breasts. Let cook for about 1-2 minutes
- Transfer meat in the oven over a lined with parchment paper tray
- Bake for 5-6 minutes at 350
- Take out of the oven and let rest for 5 minute
- Serve with pleasure
Nutrition
Calories: 283kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 618mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 10mg