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Pan-Roasted Duck Breast with Hoisin Glaze

Duck breasts seared skin side first until crisp, then glazed with a sweet-savory sauce of hoisin, ginger, scallion, orange zest and rice vinegar and finished in the oven. Slice and serve with rice or greens.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total46 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 4boneless duck breast halves, about 225 g each
  • 2 tspvegetable oil, for searing
  • to tastesalt

Hoisin glaze

  • 1 tspvegetable oil
  • 1 tspsesame oil
  • 2dried red chile peppers
  • 3scallions, medium, minced
  • 1 clovegarlic, large, minced
  • 1½ tspfresh ginger, minced
  • 1 tsporange zest, finely grated
  • 120 mlhoisin sauce, about 1/2 cup
  • 60 mlrice vinegar, about 1/4 cup

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sesame
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Ginger
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Duck
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 3

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: high

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