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Four
Easy
Published 1978
In the eighteenth-century version of this famous English dish, the duckling and peas were cooked together in the same pot - this no doubt made the peas very tasty but we prefer our peas to be lightly cooked and bright green, so nowadays they are added at the end of the cooking, making it a dish to remember.
Dust the duck lightly with flour and season it inside with salt and pepper. Melt 25 g (1 oz) of butter and 1 tablespoon of oil in a flameproof casserole into which it will just fit, and brown it on all sides. Now remove the duck and put the chopped onion, shredded lettuce and bouquet of herbs into the casserole. Cover the pan and allow them to wilt over gentle heat for 5 minutes. Spoon off any
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