John Martin Taylor

Duck Breasts with Leeks and Pears

Preparation info
  • Serves

    2

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
top 1000Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking
Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking

By John Martin Taylor

Published 1992

  • About

You will need a Chinese bamboo steamer or its equivalent for this recipe. As the pears need not be ripe, you may make this at any time of the year, but in the Lowcountry I make it in late summer when our hard local pears are in season.

Ingredients

Method

Cut off most of the green from the leeks and slice them vertically in half down to the base. Rinse them thoroughly under cold running water until they are free of grit, then cut off the base and slice them into thin vertical strips. Put them in a skillet or wok over which a bamboo or stainless-steel steamer will fit, cover with the stock, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer.

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