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Duck with Tart Cherry-Port Sauce
Photo: Lily Banse

Duck with Tart Cherry-Port Sauce

7 ingredients Serves 4. openrecipes
Duck with Tart Cherry-Port Sauce

Tart cherries deliciously complement the smoky flavor of duck breast and add fruity 
flavor notes to a port wine sauce. For a stress-free dinner party, make the sauce a day in advance and store it, covered, in the refrigerator, until the duck is ready.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

623
Calories
52g
Protein
32g
Fat
24g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Hazelnut not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup hazelnuts (optional)
  • 2 Tbs. pitted dried tart cherries or cranberries
  • 1 Tbs. sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup ruby port
  • 2 1/2 cups veal or chicken stock
  • 4 boneless duck breast halves, each about 6 oz.
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Directions

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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