Duck Breast with Vodka Sauce
Have you ever tried Duck breast? I'm going to be completely honest with you, this is my first recipe ever using it AND it's the first time I've ever tried it myself. I wasn't completely sure HOW to cook Duck breast but decided to use it just like I would a chicken breast and paired it with a pasta and Vodka sauce. It turned out pretty good, my hubby really enjoyed it!
We have a recipe using Duck Bacon coming up next, so be sure to watch for that too!
How to make Duck Breast with Vodka Sauce
Ingredients You Need
- 2 Maple Leaf Farm Duck Breast
- ½ Stick Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
- ½ Cup Onion, Diced
- 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
- ½ Cup Vodka
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Cup Water
- Pepper
- Salt
- 2 Cups Penne Pasta
- ½ Cup Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Basil
Instructions
Step 1 - Cut your Duck Breast into slices and fry it with a table spoon of butter
Step 2 - Cook the pasta according to the package instructions
Step 3 - While the pasta and duck is cooking, melt the rest of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat
Step 4 - Add the onion and cook until softened then add the garlic
Step 5 - Stir in the tomato to the onion mixture and bring to a simmer
Step 6 0 Reduce head slightly and add the vodka, cook until most of the alcohol has evaporated
Step 7 - Stir in the cream, salt and pepper, bring to a simmer
Step 8 - Cook the sauce until it thickens
Step 9 - Add the pasta to the sauce and mix together
Step 10 - Add the cheese and basil
Step 11 - Place the pasta first with duck on top with a little more cheese and basil. Enjoy!
If you are going to eat this immediately, you could try making it as a one pan skillet meal but remember that the duck does get pretty greasy so you don't want it to sit for very long.
The Vodka sauce is delicious and goes well on pasta alone if you want to try making it without a meat. You can't go wrong with that recipe!
Also, if you do not have duck breast on hand you can try using chicken in place of it but we are loving the Maple Leaf Farm Duck products so I would really recommend trying to find it for the recipe!
Duck Breast with Vodka Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 Maple Leaf Farm Duck Breast
- ½ Stick Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic
- ½ Cup Onion Diced
- 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
- ½ Cup Vodka
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 1 Cup Water
- Pepper
- Salt
- 2 Cups Penne Pasta
- ½ Cup Parmesan Cheese
- Fresh Basil
Instructions
- Step 1 - Cut your Duck Breast into slices and fry it with a table spoon of butter
- Step 2 - Cook the pasta according to the package instructions
- Step 3 - While the pasta and duck is cooking, melt the rest of the butter in a large skillet over medium heat
- Step 4 - Add the onion and cook until softened then add the garlic
- Step 5 - Stir in the tomato to the onion mixture and bring to a simmer
- Step 6 0 Reduce head slightly and add the vodka, cook until most of the alcohol has evaporated
- Step 7 - Stir in the cream, salt and pepper, bring to a simmer
- Step 8 - Cook the sauce until it thickens
- Step 9 - Add the pasta to the sauce and mix together
- Step 10 - Add the cheese and basil
- Step 11 - Place the pasta first with duck on top with a little more cheese and basil. Enjoy!
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