Wild duck with passion fruit

Name: Wild duck with passion fruit
Ingredients: 4 mallards; A little sunflower oil - for frying; 1 tablespoon plain flour; 25 ml red wine; 500 ml stock or water; 500 ml stock or water; 4 passion fruit; 100 ml orange juice; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon arrowroot

Preparation info

For
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Salt is Essential

By Shaun Hill

Published 2016

About

Generally, I’m not a fan of fruit and meat combinations. The passion fruit here though is quite sharp and cuts through the richness of the meat, providing a contrast to that and to the pan juices that derive from the braised legs.

Ingredients

4 mallards
A little sunflower oil - for frying
1 tablespoon

Main course

Method

Cook the ducks as described. Pour the braising liquor into a jug and allow the fat to rise. Mix 1 tablespoon of fat with the flour. Skim off the remainder, then heat the stock. When boiling, whisk in the flour and fat mixture and cook for a few moments longer. Pour on the wine and stock and stir, then bring to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes then strain into a