Magret à La D'Artagnan

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Ariane’s father, Chef André Daguin, was the first to treat duck breast like a steak, serving it rare in the 1950's at his restaurant in Southwest France. This simple recipe should be a part of every home cook's repertoire.

Servings

servings

Ingredients

2 magret duck breasts
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 cup full-bodied red wine, such as madiran
2 tablespoon duck and veal demi-glaze
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

With a knife, score the skin of the duck in a cross-hatch pattern, making the squares as small as possible without cutting into the meat. Season with salt and pepper on both sides.
Place in a hot skillet skin side down and reduce heat to medium. Cook for 8 minutes, while continuously draining off the rendered fat.
Flip over and cook for 4 minutes on the meat side. On a heated grill, finish cooking on the meat side for 4 minutes.
Cover the duck with foil to keep warm and set aside.
Drain fat from pan, leaving 1 tablespoon of fat in pan. Sauté the shallots in the rendered duck fat until they are translucent. Add wine and reduce by half. Add demi-glace and reduce by half again. Season with salt and pepper.
Slice magret in ¼ inch slices. Lay slices on warm plates in a fan pattern.
Spoon the sauce over the duck slices and serve with green beans and scalloped potatoes.