How to Cook Duck Breasts
Hints & Tips for cooking duck

Create impressive crispy skin duck breasts with tender meat.

METHOD

• Heat ovenproof frypan to a medium heat, and pre-heat oven to 190°C.
• Pat dry duck breasts, score skin in a crisscross pattern and lightly season the skin with salt.

• Place in pre-heated pan skin side down, using no oil, for 5 mins or until the skin is golden. Turn and cook for a further 2 mins.

• Remove pan from heat and place in pre-heated oven for a further 8-10 mins to your liking.
• For best results rest uncovered for 5 mins before slicing and serving.

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Cooking Tips

• Fruit sauces such as orange, pear or raspberry are the perfect accompaniments for duck.
   
• For best results, duck breast should be cooked medium so that the meat is pink and tender.