Duck With Honey-peppercorn Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 14 ounces duck breasts, with skin
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons gherkins, chopped
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pink peppercorns
• 1 1/2 teaspoons green peppercorns, in brine, drained

Recipe

• 1 heat heavy large skillet over high heat.
• 2 cook duck, skin side down, until skin is dark brown and fat is rendered, about 5 minutes.
• 3 turn duck over and cook to desired doneness, about 6 minutes for medium-rare.
• 4 transfer to platter.
• 5 tent with foil to keep warm.
• 6 pour off drippings from skillet.
• 7 melt 1 tablespoon butter in same skillet over medium-high heat.
• 8 add onion and gherkins and sauté until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• 9 add stock and honey and boil until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
• 10 stir in all peppercorns and simmer 1 minute.
• 11 remove from heat.
• 12 add remaining 1 tablespoon butter and whisk until sauce is smooth.
• 13 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 14 slice duck crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
• 15 fan duck slices on plates.
• 16 spoon peppercorn sauce over and serve.