Les cuisses de canard au madiran

Duck legs cooked in Madiran wine

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Complex

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

By Jeanne Strang

Published 2024

  • About

There are, however, less well-known ways of dealing with the rest of the bird. The legs can be prepared from raw in this unusual Gascon way.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp duck or goose fat
  • 4 duck legs
  • 200 g

Method

In a cocotte, heat the duck fat and sear the duck legs on both sides, transfer to a warm place and drain off most off the fat.

In the fat remaining, sweat the shallots, garlic and lardons until softened but not coloured. Put back the duck legs and sprinkle generously with flour. Add the wine and the stock cubes, the thyme, bay leaves, spice and seasonings, bring to the boil and l