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Duck Fillet with braised Endives and an Arabica Coffee Sauce

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Servings
4
Preparation Time
  • Preparation time & cooking: 40 minutes
Cooking Time
40 minutes
Recommended Wine
Bandol rouge
Ingredients
8 duck fillets (2 per person), peanut oil, 2 lemons, sugar, salt, 8 endives, 3/4 cup duck gravy, 10 Arabica coffee beans, butter, pepper
Preparation Instructions
Season the duck fillets and cook them in their skin with some peanut oil. In order to prepare the lemon julienne, start by peeling the lemons. Mince the peeled skin and boil it in water. Drain the peeled skin and cook again in the water, adding some sugar and salt. Cook the endives in a pan with some butter and sugar to caramelize. Season with pepper. Lightly saute the Belgian Endives in butter in a shallow pan, over a hot fire. Turn the Belgian Endives after one and half minutes to saute both sides. To prepare the sauce, start by removing the grease left by the duck fillets. In the same pan, add some water and duck gravy. Add the Arabica coffee beans, a spoon of lemon juice, and some butter. Cover the pan and let simmer for about 25 minutes Drain the sauce after cooking. For the ending, place the endives on a serving dish. Remove the skin from the duck fillets and cut in sufficiently thick slices, before placing them on the same dish. Add the lemon julienne and the Arabica coffee sauce.
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Duck Fillet with braised Endives and an Arabica Coffee Sauce

These sweet duck fillets, with a hint of chili, make a quick but sophisticated dinner for two that is low in fat and salt but full of rich flavors. It is delicious when served with a honey-brown sugar sauce. Eastern Europeans love turkey and whole roasted birds, but this is a nice change of pace, and can be found at many of the upscale restaurants in Poland. Duck provides a very different cooking and eating prospect from other fowl, such as chicken or turkey. While chicken or turkey are very lean meats and should always be fully cooked prior to being eaten, duck breasts in particular have more fat on them, the meat is richer and they should be served just that little bit pink in the center to be enjoyed at their best, in a very similar fashion to lamb.

 

★★★★   69 votes
Reviews (17)
byAyanna, June 12, 2012
As for my opinion coffee sauce on duck fillet will not be appropriate for it will create a bitter taste on the meat. And the braised endives only creates design but doesn't add to the flavor on the duck fillet. It is just a wrong combination of the ingredients.
byDracona, June 9, 2012
This dish doesn’t just have that chili, rich sweet and just full of flavors! It is very different than what I was used to but then well, it was worth a shot. I just love it and I adore the chef on the video. He really is dedicated on his craft and made all the effort to explain! Just adorable!
byMaddi, June 7, 2012
I don’t really know what I had liked on this one, the spiciness or the sweetness. I don’t know maybe I did some wrong measurements but I followed every step. And some of the details are missing. I wish they’ll do something about it.
byElla, May 28, 2012
I was a bit curious on how it will taste because of Arabica coffee. As I expect it doesn't taste good, my husband didn’t enjoy it even if he’s fan of eating duck meat! The coffee didn't fit well with this recipe! Substitute lemon and herbs for coffee is more appropriate!
byMalinda Quijas, May 14, 2012
I never had duck for dinner before and after eating this recipe, I felt like I wanted this dish to be served every dinner each day! The first and probably the best duck recipe I’ve tasted and will ever taste in my life. I am of Spanish descent so I must say, buen provecho!
byJane Watson, May 13, 2012
I wonder what would be the taste of this dish. It looks and sounds delicious. I've been wondering what would be the taste of Arabica Coffee Sauce. Well, this is different. Trying coffee sauce on your dish, that was really something.
byCara, April 17, 2012
I don't think Arabic coffee will be applicable in this kind of recipe. It destroys the luscious taste of the duck. As a matter of fact I do really love the taste of duck. I am so disappointed on the bitter taste of the coffee.
byKelly, April 17, 2012
This is very complicated that it took me more than an hour to prepare. I had to think about one instruction for more than once before finally doing it. I’m not really sure what went wrong but I had to adjust the heat lower because the butter is burning. I’m not sure if I will give it another try.
bySam the girl :), April 13, 2012
Excellent! I did it for Valentines' Dinner. This was my first time cooking duck and it was very easy and very tasty. (and fast, compared with other duck recipes). Delightful combination of herbs, citrus and coffee sauce. Perfect! This recipe is over my expectation.
byCassandra Huskey, April 2, 2012
The aromatic sauce awakened the entire household when I followed the procedures for this recipe. Initially, the roasted duck was already very tempting, and my guests were very delighted that the dish turned out well.
bySpencer, March 25, 2012
This was very difficult to guess on how it would taste. So, I had to finish it first and have taste before I could have any idea. When I tasted it, there were so much description and things that came into my mind…it was just so unexplainable yet I know it brought me a wonderful feeling. “DELIGHT”, that’s the only single word I can share you as a description on what I felt with this.
byDoyle, March 23, 2012
Very mouth-watering recipe! This recipe tastes great! I can’t thank you enough for sharing this recipe because of this, my wife reunited with me after setting a nice candlelight dinner for two. She really appreciated my effort and she loved the recipe and told me to prepare this one again soon. The duck fillet was really perfect and what gave the kick for this recipe was the Arabica coffee. I can still remember the look on her face when I told her that it contains Arabica coffee. Thanks mate!
byMrs. Anderson, March 13, 2012
Before I even had a taste of this, the aroma just made me go “wow”. The Arabica coffee sauce just made a great twist, especially, considering that it’s from real coffee beans in the first place. Since my whole family love coffee, this dish was simply “divine!” They even showered me with praises and remake requests at the same time. This just made a nutritive meal more lively and cheerful.
byBrandie, March 8, 2012
We decided to make this recipe for Thanksgiving Party. I was quiet hesitant cause it’s my first time to make a dish using duck as the main ingredient. But everything turns out good! I received great feedback from our guests!
byKristine, March 7, 2012
The thick, gooey coffee sauce is amazing. The flavor is just full and rich. It totally made me forget about the duck. I’m in love with this sauce so much that I want to try it with chicken or turkey and with other meat as well.
byfatima, March 6, 2012
Actually, I don't really like duck in a certain recipe but when I tried it and followed it step by step, it turned out great! At first, I thought it will not work out but it turned out really great! As a matter of fact it taste really good! Overall, I gave five stars!
byCamille, March 1, 2012
This is one unique recipe! The duck fillet was tender and the sauce was well integrated with the dish. And the gravy really left some punt on the dish that is only one of a kind. The combination of everything was quite satisfying that will leave you wanting for more. I’m a foodie who hates getting out of the conventional side but after trying this dish, this changed everything. We serve this on every special occasion we attend into and they love it and that is just an understatement!
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