Aiguillettes of Rouen Duckling à la Bigarrade (with Bitter Orange)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Pot-roast the duckling, keeping it underdone; for a medium duckling reckon 20 minutes.
  2. Detach the fillets lengthwise, cutting each into 10 aiguillettes, and arrange them on a warm dish.
  3. Add a few spoonfuls of veal gravy to the pot-roasting fond and boil a moment.
  4. Strain the fond, remove the fat and finish it as directed for the clear sauce Bigarrade.
  5. Coat the aiguillettes with part of this fond and serve the rest separately.

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