After being away from My Imaginary French Village for a few days I was happy to be back in my kitchen.
Tonight I chose to make Le magret de canard. Le maret de canard is one of the most popular dishes in France and one of my favorites too. It is a quick meal to whip up. It’s great for a quick weeknight meal, a Sunday supper, or a fancy dinner party.
For me the most difficult part of making the Le maret de canard is scoring the fat. You need to be careful not to score too deep and cut the skin. As you sauté the canard you will be rewarded with the rendered duck fat which can add so much to so many dishes. Tonight I added some to the mashed potatoes. After I sauted the canard I made a sauce from shallots, blueberries, and white wine but I forgot the white wine. I made it in the same pan as the canard so it had some duck fat too.
Any kind of duck is hard to source in My Imaginary French Village. Tonight’s came from The Fresh Market and it was delicious. The blueberries that I used were Wymans frozen wild blueberries.
A bientôt,
Jane
That looks delicious!! Canard is one of
ReplyDeletemu favorite food groups. With pomme de terre with duck fat sounds amazing. Very creative with the shallots and blueberries. Très bien. À la prochaine.