Duckling with Green Grapes

Name: Duckling with Green Grapes
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground pepper; 350g/12oz white seedless grapes; 1 tbsp damson jelly; 150ml/¼ pint dry white wine; 2 tbsp brandy; ¼ tsp grated nutmeg; 11 bouquet garni; 2.25kg/5lb duckling; 1 tbsp chopped parsley; 1 tbsp cornflour

Appears in

Two Fat Ladies

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1998

About

Green grapes are usually identified with receipts called Veronique, but not in this case. The sweetness of the grapes with the damson jelly goes very well with duckling and cuts the fatty content of the bird. A good dinner party dish when served with a purée of celeriac and potato.

Ingredients

2.25kg/5lb duckling
salt and freshly ground pepper
350

Main course
Dinner

Method

Prick the duck all over, rub salt and pepper on to the skin, put in a roasting tin in a pre-heated oven at 220°C/425°F/Gas 7 for 30 minutes until the duck is light brown. While the duck is cooking, wash and strain grapes, reserve a few for decoration an