{"id":2461,"slug":"pan-seared-duck-breast-with-cabernet-reduction","title":"Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Cabernet Reduction","description":"They serve this dish all the time in French bistros. By the way, save the fat. Cook your eggs in it in the morning, and they will be amazing!","ingredients_raw":["2 boneless duck breasts","Salt","Freshly-ground black pepper","1 cup Cabernet Sauvignon wine","1 shallot, very finely minced","1 tbsp finely minced garlic"],"ingredients_norm":["boneless duck breast","salt","ground black pepper","cabernet sauvignon wine","shallot","garlic"],"steps":["Score skin of duck in a diamond pattern and season liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.","Heat a 12-inch cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add duck breasts, skin side down, and cook 10 minutes. Flip and cook 3 minutes.","Move pan to a 400°F oven and cook 12 minutes. Remove duck from pan and keep warm.","Pour off extra fat. Place 1 Tbsp back into pan and add shallot and garlic. Sauté over medium high heat until garlic is golden.","Add wine off of the heat and carefully ignite with a long match or firestick. Shake pan until flames die (might wanna have a fire extinguisher).","Boil over medium high heat until reduced by half. Drizzle over duck and serve warm."],"categories":["Duck recipes","Recipes using duck","Recipes using wine","French recipes","Pan fried recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using garlic","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using shallot"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Pan-Seared_Duck_Breast_with_Cabernet_Reduction","source_ref":"4514572","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Pan-Seared_Duck_Breast_with_Cabernet_Reduction&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"644d64bcfbce9f7270f76a1b9430e51f72e53cbd2f1b866963935a72537a4318","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:13Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/pan-seared-duck-breast-with-cabernet-reduction"}