Easiest Way to Make Yummy Duck Breasts with Blackberry-Corn Relish

Duck Breasts with Blackberry-Corn Relish. Duck Breasts with Blackberry-Corn Relish This recipe was inspired by heavily laden blackberry bushes in the yard, and the last of the fresh corn. The recipe is for two, but can easily be doubled for four. Amanda Freitag, known for her role as a judge on Chopped, joins Ming in his loft for some home cooked favorites.

Remove duck from pan to cutting board and slice thinly against the grain. Serve immediately, passing extra balsamic vinegar for drizzling if desired. Rinse duck breasts and pat dry. You can cook Duck Breasts with Blackberry-Corn Relish using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Duck Breasts with Blackberry-Corn Relish

1. It's 2 of boneless, skin-on duck breasts.
2. You need of Marinade:.
3. You need 1/4 cup of blackberries.
4. It's of (Optional sugar to taste if the blackberries aren’t sweet enough).
5. Prepare Dash of white wine.
6. You need Dash of sherry vinegar.
7. Prepare of Small glug of olive oil.
8. Prepare 1 clove of garlic, chopped.
9. You need Pinch of kosher salt.
10. Prepare of Few grinds of black pepper.
11. You need of Corn-blackberry salsa:.
12. Prepare 1 cup of fresh corn kernels.
13. You need 1 cup of (or a bit more) fresh blackberries.
14. It's 1 Tbsp of diced shallot.
15. You need Sprig of fresh thyme, leaves crushed.
16. It's 2 Tbsp of diced red bell pepper.
17. Prepare of Healthy spoonful of sambal oelek.
18. You need of Big squeeze of lime juice to taste.
19. You need Pinch of sugar if too tart or sour.

Season duck with salt and pepper. In nonstick skillet sear skin-side down till browned. Transfer duck breasts skin-side-up onto roasting pan. While duck is roasting, prepare the sauce.

Duck Breasts with Blackberry-Corn Relish instructions

1. Crush all marinade ingredients in mortar and pestle. Place breasts and marinade in sealable plastic bag for about 2 hours before grilling..
2. Mix all relish ingredients together and adjust to taste..
3. Grill the duck breasts. We grill the duck over a deadfall Madrona wood fire, but any grill, wood or other will do. Grilling time will depend upon size of breasts and preference. We grill to about 135º, flipping once midway through..
4. Slice the duck breasts and serve with the relish..

To Make Sauce for Roast Duck Breasts. The relish can be made up to a week ahead and stored in the fridge. Using a sharp knife, slash the fat of the duck breasts in a criss-cross, cutting almost through to the flesh. Rub the skin with salt and five-spice powder. Heat a heavy-based frying pan, until you can feel a gentle heat, then place the duck, skin-side down.