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Asian Spiced Duck Leg Confit

Name: Asian-Scented Duck Breast & Soba Recipe
Total time: 240 min
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Sweet Rice Wine (mirin); 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce; 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil; 1/2 cup Ginger, minced; 1/4 cup Garlic, minced; 2 Tbsp Five Spice Powder; 1/4 tsp Anise Seed; 6 each Maple Leaf Farms Duck Leg Confit; 3 cups Apple Cider; 1 cup Heavy Cream; 2 Tbsp Butter; 1 lb, 2 oz Granny Smith apples, quartered 1/4" slices; 10 oz Sweet Potatoes, small dice, cooked; 2 oz Dried Cherries, hydrated; 4 tsp Brown Sugar; 2 oz Calvados; 2 tsp Thyme, chopped; Pinch of Cinnamon; 6 sprigs of Thyme

Fully cooked Duck Leg Confit, prepared in the original French tradition, rubbed with Asian spice and served with Apple-Sweet Potato Chutney and a cream sauce.

Ingredients

Rub

1/4 cup Sweet Rice Wine (mirin)
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Toasted Sesame Oil
1/2 cup Ginger, minced
1/4 cup Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp Five Spice Powder
1/4 tsp Anise Seed

Duck

6 each Maple Leaf Farms Duck Leg Confit

Sauce

3 cups Apple Cider
1 cup Heavy Cream

Chutney

2 Tbsp Butter
1 lb, 2 oz Granny Smith apples, quartered 1/4" slices
10 oz Sweet Potatoes, small dice, cooked
2 oz Dried Cherries, hydrated
4 tsp Brown Sugar
2 oz Calvados
2 tsp Thyme, chopped
Pinch of Cinnamon

Garnish

6 sprigs of Thyme

Directions

1
Combine rub ingredients together. Using entire rub, thoroughly coat duck legs confit on both sides; tightly cover with plastic wrap. Marinate 6-8 hours. Remove duck. and cook according to package directions.
2
In a saucepan bring cider to a simmer; reduce by half. Add heavy cream; reduce until sauce coats back of spoon.
3
In a sauté pan, lightly brown butter. Add apples; sauté until tender-crisp. Add cherries, cooked sweet potatoes and brown sugar. Deglaze with Calvados. Remove from heat. Add thyme and cinnamon.
4
To serve, arrange 1 duck leg, 2 oz of sauce and 4 1/2 oz of chutney on each plate. Garnish with thyme sprig.