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Pan-roasted duck breast with quick spiced plums, shredded into pancakes.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Start the duck skin-down in a cold pan; render on medium 8 minutes until crisp. Flip 4 minutes; roast at 180C fan for 6. Rest 8 minutes.
- Step 2
Simmer plums, hoisin, soy, star anise, honey and a splash of water 8 minutes to a chunky sauce.
- Step 3
Steam the pancakes.
- Step 4
Shred the duck; build pancakes with plum sauce, cucumber and spring onion.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 32g |
| Carbohydrates | 46g |
| – of which sugars | 20g |
| Fibre | 4g |
| Fat | 22g |
| – of which saturates | 6g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.4g |
| Calcium | 60mg |
| Iron | 4mg |
| Salt | 1.3g |
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