Magret de canard

Fattened duck breast

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Magrets & Mushrooms: More Country Recipes from South-West France

By Jeanne Strang

Published 2024

  • About

Although the goose, increasingly seldom to be found, is undoubtedly the monarch of the basse-cour, its place is gradually being usurped by the duck, which is easier to rear, needing only two feeds instead of the three called for the goose when it is prepared for the ultimate sacrifice. Whole ducks are not very often seen even at market, because the bird so easily joints itself into manageable pieces with which to make confit. This is abundantly sold sous-vide, which ena

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