{"id":3005,"slug":"seared-duck-breast-with-pinot-noir-reduction","title":"Seared Duck Breast with Pinot Noir Reduction","description":"The acidic, fruity flavor of Pinot Noir perfectly matches the fatty, slightly gamey taste of the duck.","ingredients_raw":["4 ea. (28 oz) boneless duck breasts","Salt","Freshly-ground black pepper","1 ½ cups Pinot Noir wine","1 shallot, very finely minced","1 tbsp olive oil"],"ingredients_norm":["ea. boneless duck breast","salt","ground black pepper","pinot noir wine","shallot","olive oil"],"steps":["Score skin of duck in a diamond pattern, being careful not to cut into the meat. Sprinkle on both sides liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper.","Heat a large stainless steel skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 duck breasts, skin side down, and cook until skin is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Flip and cook 3 minutes. Move to a greased roasting pan and repeat with remaining duck.","Bake at 400°F for 12 minutes for medium rare. Remove and keep warm.","Pour most of the fat out, leaving 2 tbsp. Place pan back on medium high heat, add shallot, and sauté until translucent. Deglaze pan with wine and ignite carefully with a firestick, if desired. If you ignited it, wait until flames die before continuing. Bring to a boil.","Cook wine until reduced by ⅔. Slice duck on the bias and drizzle with sauce. Serve immediately."],"categories":["Duck recipes","Recipes using duck","Recipes using wine","Baked recipes","Main course recipes","French recipes"],"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:Seared_Duck_Breast_with_Pinot_Noir_Reduction","source_ref":"4514584","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Seared_Duck_Breast_with_Pinot_Noir_Reduction&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"cb49f3e843c118dff2f49e88a12fae96dc8acf420c7b88f56d0719a24f0056e3","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:20Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/seared-duck-breast-with-pinot-noir-reduction"}