INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 200c/400f/Gas 6. Season the skin of the duck breasts with
salt and pepper, and the cut sides with pepper only. Prick the skins all
over with a fork.
2 Heat a frying pan just big enough to take the breasts in a single layer
over a gentle heat and lay skin-side down. As the fat begins to run, raise
the heat so they fry briskly in the fat.
3 When browned underneath, put the breasts skin-side up on a rack in a
roasting tin and into the oven for nine minutes to keep pink.
4 Cook for 10-12 minutes if you prefer them well done (no longer or the
flesh will toughen). Remove and rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.
5 Pour the fat from the frying pan and add the wine. Boil, stirring and
scraping in the juices and brown bits from frying the duck breasts.
6 Let the wine boil until reduced to a thin glaze over the base of the pan.
Add the stock and boil hard again until reduced by half. Add the redcurrant
jelly and stir in until dissolved.
7 Add the cherries, salt and pepper and simmer for a few minutes for a
syrupy sauce. Stir in the shredded mint.
8 Slice each duck breast and fan out on a plate. Spoon over the sauce,
garnish with a sprig of mint and serve.
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Recipe by: Sophie Grigson's Herbs
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