Duckling with Green Peas
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- duckling
- butter
- 15 small onions
- 200 grammes belly bacon
- a little white stock
- 3 décilitres light sauce Demi-glace
- three quarters of a litre fresh petits pois
- 1 bouquet garni
Instructions
- Fry 15 small onions and 200 grammes of blanched, large-diced belly bacon in butter, then drain them.
- Colour the duckling in the same butter and drain off the butter as soon as it has coloured.
- Deglaze with a little white stock.
- Add 3 décilitres of light sauce Demi-glace, three quarters of a litre of fresh petits pois, a bouquet garni, and the bacon and onions; cook the whole gently.
- Dish the duckling and cover it with the garnish.
- Reduce the sauce to just the quantity needed for the accompaniment.