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🍽️ Tender Duck Breast with Caramelized Apples and Honey-Cider Sauce

515 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 duck breast fillets (kitchen-ready, á 350 g)
• 2 tbsp liquid honey
• 250 ml cider
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 200 ml duck stock
• 3 red-skinned apples
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the duck breasts thoroughly and pat them dry with kitchen paper.
2. 2. Mix the honey with the cider, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
3. 3. Place the duck breasts in the marinade, cover them, and let them marinate for about one hour.
4. 4. Preheat the oven to 100 degrees Celsius using top and bottom heat.
5. 5. Remove the duck breasts from the marinade and let them drip for a moment.
6. 6. Pat the meat dry again to ensure it becomes crispy.
7. 7. Fry the duck breasts in a hot pan without added fat, starting with the skin side until golden brown.
8. 8. Turn the meat and fry it for another minute on the other side.
9. 9. Place the pan in the preheated oven and let the meat cook for about 30 minutes.
10. 10. Pour the marinade into a pot and add the meat stock (fond).
11. 11. Bring the sauce to a boil and let it reduce by half.
12. 12. Wash the apples and remove the core using a corer.
13. 13. Slice the apples and cut the slices in half.
14. 14. Drizzle the apple slices immediately with lemon juice to prevent them from browning.
15. 15. Melt butter in a pan and sauté the apples briefly.
16. 16. Place the apples on kitchen paper to absorb excess fat.
17. 17. Arrange the apples in a shingle-like pattern on the plates.
18. 18. Remove the duck breasts from the oven and let them rest briefly.
19. 19. Slice the meat into portions.
20. 20. Place the duck breast next to the apple slices on the plate.
21. 21. Drizzle the dish with the finished sauce and serve.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 515
• Protein: 26 g · Fett/Fat: 30 g · Carbs: 29 g