Canard Sauvage à la Bordelaise

Wild Duck with Cèpes

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Anne Willan

Published 1981

  • About

Cèpes are an excellent foil for the smoky flavour of game. In this recipe partridge, pigeon or pheasant can be used instead of wild duck.

Ingredients

250 g

25 g

Method

Prepare fresh or dried cèpes*. Clean and truss the duck. Heat three-quarters of the oil in a heavy casserole, add the duck and brown it on all sides. Remove it, add the baby onions and brown them also. Remove the onions and discard the fat from the pan.

Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a frying pan, add the garlic and tomatoes and cook over a high fire, stirring often, for about 15