Duck Breast With Confit Duck Cassoulet

Duck Breast With Confit Duck Cassoulet
  • Author: James Martin

This comforting cassoulet recipe features tender confit duck combined with flavorful pancetta, beans, and cabbage in a rich emulsion sauce. Served alongside crispy and succulent roasted duck breast and honey-glazed duck leg, the dish is a delightful blend of textures and flavors that will impress your dinner guests. Ready to elevate your dining experience? Follow these easy steps to create this gourmet dish at home.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 2 confit duck
  • 2 tbsp fat from the confit duck
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 large shallot
  • 2 tbsp roughly chopped fresh rosemary
  • 50g/1¾oz pancetta
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 400g tin cannellini beans
  • ¼ hispi cabbage
  • 275ml//9fl oz chicken stock
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
  • 2 tbsp runny honey
  • 4 x small duck
  • 200ml/7fl oz duck

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Cut the duck legs in half. Shred the meat off from the top half and reserve.
  • Heat a casserole dish and add the duck fat, once hot add the garlic, shallot and rosemary and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the pancetta and cook for a minute until crispy.
  • Add the bay leaf, beans, cabbage and chicken stock, once hot add the butter and mix until you form an emulsion.
  • Finish with the parsley and shredded duck leg meat.
  • For the roasted duck breast, heat an ovenproof frying pan and place the duck skin side down and cook for 4-5 minutes until golden-brown and crisp, and turn over.
  • Transfer to the oven for 4-6 minutes.
  • Allow to rest for at least 8 minutes before slicing and serving.
  • Heat a small frying pan and add a little oil, once hot add the trimmed duck leg and the honey and cook for 1-2 minutes or until golden-brown.
  • To serve, place the confit duck cassoulet in the centre of a plate and top with the sliced duck breast and the honey-glazed duck leg. Dress the plate with the duck jus.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 4