Duck Breast with Vinegar and Pink Peppercorns

Petto di Anatra al Aceto e Pepe Rosa

Preparation info
  • Serves up to

    4

    as a main course
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
La Terra Fortunata

By Fred Plotkin

Published 2001

  • About

This may sound like fancy restaurant cooking, but it was served to me in a farmhouse by a woman who has prepared it for years. It is exquisite when served with Sautéed Figs. It is important to note that in the United States duck usually means domestic duckling, whereas readers in other places might have access to wild duck. Duckling is more tender and delicate. If you are using flavorful wild duck breast, you may need to add more vinegar than the recipe ca