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Duck breasts with courgette and plum sauce and chestnut dauphinoise
Photo: Lars Blankers

Duck breasts with courgette and plum sauce and chestnut dauphinoise

21 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes

Make a special meal for two with this comforting creamy potato dish, spice-rubbed duck breasts and a quick fruit sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1561
Calories
47g
Protein
83g
Fat
159g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients — the other 2 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
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Duck 100g cooked with skin 337
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0
Coriander 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

  • 500g/1lb 2oz floury potatoes
  • 100g/3½oz cooked, peeled chestnuts
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • pinch garlic salt granules
  • 100ml/3½fl oz milk
  • 3 tbsp double cream
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 1-2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 5-6 small courgettes
  • 5 plums
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • 2 duck
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground ginger
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • butter or olive oil
  • 100g/3½oz fresh spinach
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp coriander
  • few slices crusty French bread

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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