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Roasted breast and confit leg of spiced Anjou squab
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Roasted breast and confit leg of spiced Anjou squab

27 ingredients 2 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

This recipe requires skill and effort, but the results are well worth it.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

846
Calories
53g
Protein
58g
Fat
30g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 20 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Squab not in our table 0
Nut not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed 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

  • 4 x 450g/1lb Anjou squab pigeons
  • 4 tbsp ground nut
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 2 garlic
  • 8 black pepper
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • 4 plump juniper berries
  • 1 fresh bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp coarse sea salt
  • pinch caster sugar
  • 300g/11fl oz duck fat
  • ¼ cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tbsp cloves
  • 2 tbsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp quatre épices
  • 1 tbsp coarse sea salt
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 shallot
  • 1 celery
  • 1 fresh thyme
  • 110ml/4fl oz port
  • 150ml/5fl oz chicken stock
  • 150g/5oz kale
  • 150g/5oz small ceps
  • 2 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 50g/2oz butter

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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