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Tuscan-Style Duck with Panforte.
Servings: 4 | Prep Time: 1 hr | Cook Time: 45 min
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Ingredients:
  • 1 Duck
  • ¼ cup tomato concentrate
  • 2 Glasses of our Casa Ceccatelli Chianti DOCG red wine
  • 2 Onions
  • 2 Celery stalks
  • 3 Carrots
  • 2 Liters of water
  • ¼ cup dark chocolate powder
  • ¼ cup candied ginger 
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Mayonnaise
  • Casa Ceccatelli extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt
  • Garlic
  • Peppercorns
  • Juniper
  • Zest of lime
  • Orange zest
Preparation:
  • Heat the oven to 350°F.

  • Clean the duck, removing and setting aside the breasts and legs. Keep the duck bones and wings to a separate side.

  • Prepare a stock with the bones, wings, onion, celery and carrots.

  • Add the tomato paste and a glass of red wine to the stock.

  • Place in the oven, and let brown for 20 minutes. Then add 2 liters of water and cook until the water is reduced. 

  • Put all the contents in a saucepan, reduce until the sauce is thick, and add the dark chocolate and the candied ginger infused with thyme and rosemary.

  • Roast the duck legs in the oven until cooked. When ready, debone and season with orange, pepper, thyme, salt and oil.

  • Place the duck breast on a chopping board skin side up.

  • Using a sharp knife score the skin in a diagonal direction being careful not to cut through to the meat.

  • Turn the duck breast around and score in the opposite direction.

  • Then, rub in your lime and orange zest, poached garlic, oil, juniper, salt, peppercorns and rosemary. Let marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature.

  • Next, brown the scored duck breast in a non-stick pan, and place it in the oven for 5 minutes, at 350°F degrees.

  • Remove the duck breast from the oven and let rest for a few minutes. Cut it to taste and add the sauce prepared above. 

  • Serve duck legs on Romaine lettuce heart with artisanal mayonnaise, alongside the duck breast.

Recipe by:

Chef Gianluca Renzi
Ristorante I Portici
Bologna
1 Michelin Star