Duck breast, sweet potato and brown sugar purée, pomegranate gastrique

Name: Duck breast, sweet potato and brown sugar purée, pomegranate gastrique
Yield: Serves 8 main course portions
Ingredients: 150 g purple skin sweet potato; 40 g butter; 10 g brown sugar; 8 celeriac bulbs – peeled; 10 g grated ginger; 400 g duck fat; 20 g sugar; 50 g butter; 150 ml à la Grecque pickle; 10 chanterelle mushrooms; 4 duck carcasses (legs removed and reserved for one of the duck leg recipes); 30 ml pomegranate pearls; 200 ml pomegranate juice; 15 ml white wine vinegar; lemon thyme leaves – to garnish; 400 ml chicken stock; 30 g butter – room temperature; 30 ml water; 8 hazelnuts, thinly shaved on a truffle slicer – to garnish

Preparation info

Serves 8
main course portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Mile 8

By David Higgs

Published 2018

About

Hanging the duck over the fire for hours is tricky, as it’s difficult to control the temperature. But as long as you keep an eye on it, it gives amazing flavour and smoky crispy skin.

Ingredients

Duck breast

4 duck carcasses (legs removed and reserved for one of the duck leg recipes)

Main course
Gluten-free
Sous vide

Method

Remove from the fridge and hang the ducks over the grill for 7 hours. This will render the fat and cook the meat really slowly. Portion the 8 duck breasts (1 per serving) from the carcass and place the breasts skin side down on the grill over warm coals for 5 minutes to render the skin even more. Then turn over and quickly finish the cooking process. This process can also be done in a pan very