Braised Duck Legs

Easy mid-week braised duck legs simply braised served with kale and/or mashed potato with mustard.

Braised Duck Legs

Richard

Quick mid-week duck simply braised.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Main Course

Cuisine 🇬🇧 British

Servings 2

Calories 820 kcal

How Difficult Easy

Ingredients

 

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For the duck legs:

• 2 Duck legs
• 1 onion medium
• 2 cm Root ginger
• 500 ml Chicken stock
• 2 tsp plain flour

Serve with:

• 500 g potato Maris Piper
• 25 g Butter
• 1 splash Milk
• 1 tsp Mustard wholegrain
• 200 g Curly Leaf Kale chopped
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt

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Instructions

 

For the duck legs:

• Peel the onion and finely dice. Peel the ginger and slice it into matchsticks.
• Heat a heavy bottom pan flameproof casserole dish until hot. Place the duck legs skin side down and cook for 5 minutes over a medium heat until the skin browns and the fat renders down. Turn the legs over and cook for a further 2 minutes.
• Remove the duck legs and set them aside.
• Add the onion and ginger to the rendered fat and cook gently until the onions are translucent, about 10 minutes.
• Add the flour and cook for a minute or so. Add the stock and bring to a simmer stirring constantly.
• Place the duck legs skin side down into the mixture and return to a simmer. Cover and cook gently for an hour.

For the mashed potato:

• Peel the potatoes and chop into 2.5cm chunks.
• Put the potato into a pan of salted cold water and bring to a boil. Simmer gently for 20 minutes.
• Drain the potatoes thoroughly, add a knob of butter, a splash of milk and the mustard. Mash the potatoes to a creamy consistency.

For the kale:

• Bring a pan of salted water to a boil and add the kale.
• Return to the boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
• Drain the kale thoroughly, add a small knob of butter, stir well to coat and season with black pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Braised Duck Legs

Amount per Serving

Calories

820

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

34

g

52

%

Saturated Fat

 

13

g

81

%

Carbohydrates

 

67

g

22

%

Fiber

 

7

g

29

%

Sugar

 

8

g

9

%

Protein

 

63

g

126

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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