Thyme-Roasted Duck Breast with Orange-Wine Sauce Recipe

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Thyme-Roasted Duck Breast with Orange-Wine Sauce
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  1. Pour olive oil into a 12-inch ovenproof nonstick frying pan (with at least 2-in.-tall sides) over medium heat. When hot, add carrots, celery, shallots, and garlic; stir often until vegetables are slightly limp and beginning to brown, about 7 minutes. Add wine, orange juice, 5 sprigs thyme, and bay leaves; increase heat to high and boil, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by about half and is slightly syrupy, about 15 minutes. Pour through a fine strainer into a glass measure; you should have about 1 cup. Discard vegetables. Wipe pan dry.
  2. Rinse duck breasts and pat dry. Score the skin of each in a crosshatch pattern, making cuts about an inch apart, through the skin into the layer of fat. Sprinkle lightly all over with salt and pepper. Set same frying pan over medium-high heat; when hot, lay duck breasts, skin side down, in pan. Cook until beginning to brown on the bottom, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Spoon out and discard any fat in pan. Turn breasts over and sprinkle evenly with thyme leaves.
  3. Transfer pan with duck to a 425° oven. Roast until well browned on the surface but still slightly pink in center of thickest part (cut to test), 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer duck to a rimmed cutting board and let rest in a warm place for 5 minutes. Skim off and discard fat from pan juices.
  4. Set pan over medium-high heat and add orange-wine reduction and cream. Stir often, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan, until sauce is boiling and coats the back of a spoon in a thin layer, 2 to 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  5. Divide arugula among six plates. Slice duck breasts across the grain and fan equally over arugula. Drizzle a little warm orange-wine sauce over duck and greens. Pour remaining into a small pitcher and pass, for guests to add to taste.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1125.88 Kcal (4714 kJ)
Calories from fat 568.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 63.15g 97%
Cholesterol 300.5mg 100%
Sodium 404.09mg 17%
Potassium 2836.56mg 60%
Total Carbs 72.87g 24%
Sugars 37.4g 150%
Dietary Fiber 11.75g 47%
Protein 70.88g 142%
Vitamin C 191.2mg 319%
Vitamin A 1.3mg 43%
Iron 17.4mg 97%
Calcium 452.8mg 45%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 103.66 Kcal (434 kJ)
Calories from fat 52.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.81g 97%
Cholesterol 27.67mg 100%
Sodium 37.2mg 17%
Potassium 261.16mg 60%
Total Carbs 6.71g 24%
Sugars 3.44g 150%
Dietary Fiber 1.08g 47%
Protein 6.53g 142%
Vitamin C 17.6mg 319%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 43%
Iron 1.6mg 97%
Calcium 41.7mg 45%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 27
    Points
  • 30
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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