how to cook duck breasts?

[crisgal]

i have got two lovely fat, free range duck breasts but have never cooked them before. I have cooked whole duck, but never just the breasts.
I love orange sauce but I won't get the lovely stock from just breasts will I?
Can anyone advise the best way to cook them and what sauce to accompany?
(We are having mash and steamed vegetables)

[ummmm]

Same as Helen...

When I watched Jamie Oliver do it on his 30 minutes meals he did the same but kept turning them. I don't know if that makes much difference.

[mccfluff]

cherry sauce mmmmmmm

[ummmm]

Spicy plum sauce...mmmm

How do you make your cherry sauce fluff?

[gingejbee]

I do a grapefruit sauce with roast chicken which would go well with duck.

[mccfluff]

go to yellow zig zag lines in law, i just choked on my choc ring

what me make sauce get stuffed, its on the request list when i go to mums :-)

[crisgal]

i knew i would sear them skin side down, but i thought i would need to put them in a hot oven.
Won't the fat spit and splatter everywhere?
And i haven't any plum jam unfortunately. I've got marmalade tho - would that do?

[ummmm]

I've just been there...why did it make you choke?

[tiggerblue10]

I do them l like Red but I don't put any sauce on them. That seems to distract the flavour of the duck for me. I would have a bit of gravy on the mash and veg though.

You don't need any oil in the pan as the duck has plenty of fat in its skin.

[mccfluff]

just the thought of someone in a 4x4 thinking ooo can't park there what about the pavement instead

[ummmm]

Forgot to add that Cris...I put them in the oven as well...and so did J.O..

I don't use plum jam...I use fresh plums, water, sugar, chilli and ginger. Boil until soft, blend and pass through a sieve.

[crisgal]

so do you think that would work then - orange marmalade and stock? A bit of port maybe?

[crisgal]

sorry ummm, how long and what temp?

[mccfluff]

marmalade sauce here

http://www.allaboutyo...pe/recipe?from=search

[ummmm]

Depends how you like it cooked. I like it quite pink...200 for about 5 mins..take out and cover with foil and let it rest. Or just check after 5 mins but remember that it will continue to cook while it's resting under foil.

[crisgal]

that's perfect mcfluff! Thank you.
Thanks to you all x

[crisgal]

just in case anyone's interested - i seared fat side down in a hot pan then put in a hot oven for ten minutes. I rested for 10 minutes more and made a sauce with orange marmalade, juice of an orange, some stock and some port. It reduced down nice and sticky. They were top notch. Thanks everyone!