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Duck Legs Braised with Pomegranate and Prunes

Duck Legs Braised with Pomegranate and Prunes
© Lena Staal
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Duck Legs Braised with Pomegranate and Prunes

Poultry

This stew gets its sweet and sour flavour from the plums and pomegranate syrup.

Severin Corti

Ingredients
4 duck legs
200 g prunes
salt

Marinade

Ingredients
1/2 pomegranate, seeds removed
100 ml pomegranate syrup
1-2 garlic cloves, minced
4 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
juice and zest of an organic orange
50 ml red wine vinegar
200 ml red wine
2 fresh chillies, seeded and chopped
1 pinch(es) Sechuan pepper

For the Garnish

Ingredients
1/2 pomegranate, seeds only
1 bunch tarragon
  • Season the duck legs well with salt.
  • Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and pour into a large freezer bag. Add the duck legs and leave to marinate overnight in the refrigerator. 
  • Preheat the oven to 140°C. Place the duck legs and prunes together with the marinade in a roasting tin and braise for around two hours until the legs are dark brown and tender and the sauce has thickened.
  • Spoon the marinade over the duck legs several times as they cook, adding a little red wine if they start to get too dry. 
  • Turn the duck legs over after about an hour.
  • Before serving, garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds, tarragon leaves and orange zest and serve with steamed basmati rice.
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