Caneton aux Olives

Duck with Olives

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

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    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
French Country Kitchen

By Geraldene Holt

Published 1987

  • About

A classic dish in French cooking. The slightly bitter green olives act as a beautiful foil to the rich-tasting duck.

Ingredients

  • 2–2½ kg(4–5 lb) duckling
  • salt, milled pepper
  • 1

Method

If necessary dry the duckling with kitchen paper and then sprinkle lightly with salt.

Cook the diced bacon and chopped shallot in the olive oil until soft, add half the marc and tip the contents of the pan into a bowl. Mix in the breadcrumbs, some salt and milled pepper, the chopped flesh of half the olives and the zest of orange. If the mixture is too dry, add