Almond-Caramelized Duck Breasts with Amaretto Jus

Name: Almond-Caramelized Duck Breasts with Amaretto Jus
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup red wine vinegar; 1/3 cup amaretto; 1/3 cup ruby port; 1/3 cup dry red wine; 3/4 teaspoon fennel seeds; 4 (6-ounce) boneless, skin-on duck breast halves; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon grapeseed or other neutral oil; 1 cup Jordan almonds, preferably all white; 2 teaspoons honey; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

January 24, 2012

If you want to impress at a dinner party, this is the dish to make. The secret ingredient? Jordan almonds, those impossibly hard candies handed out at weddings. They turn into a gorgeous caramelized crust on the roasted duck breast. Simply cooked baby turnips make an elegant accompaniment.

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