Lunch
Pan Rosted Duck Breast and Vegetable Spring rolls
Starlite Vineyards
5511 Hwy 128
Geyserville, CA 95441
starlitevineyards.com
- RECIPE YEAR: 2023
- YIELD: Serves 10
- PAIRS WELL WITH: Starlite Vineyards Alexander Valley Zinfandel
A winery favorite for everyone that visits us. Thinly sliced pan roasted duck breast and vegetable spring rolls served with an au jus made from onion soup.
Ingredients:
- 3 muscovy duck breast pan roasted
- kosher salt to taste
- ground black pepper to taste
- 12 spring roll wrappers
- 1/4 cup cabbage shredded
- 1/4 cup carrots thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1/4 cup onions thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour dissolved in 1/4 cup water
- oil for frying
Directions:
Duck: Preheat the oven to 400°F. With a sharp knife score the fat of the duck breasts in a crisscross pattern. Season the duck with salt and pepper. Warm a heavy bottomed ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Place the duck breasts, fat side down, in the skillet to render off the fat, about 6 minutes. Reserve rendered duck fat. Turn the duck breasts over and sear for 1 minute. Turn the fat side down again and place the skillet into the oven to roast for 7 to 9 minutes, until breasts are medium rare. Let the duck breasts rest for 5 minutes then thinly slice. Vegetable Spring Rolls: To begin making the Vegetable Spring Roll Recipe; we first need to get the spring roll wrapper ready. You can optionally use ready-made wrappers, but homemade wrappers are super easy to make and tasty too. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a wok on high heat. Add in the cabbage, carrots, onions, ginger and green bell peppers. Sauté the vegetables on high heat, until lightly softened. Stir in the salt and black pepper and transfer to another bowl. Allow the mixture to cool completely. Place each square spring roll wrapper on a flat surface. Apply a little flour paste along the edges of the wrapper. Place a tablespoon of the filling at one corner/edge of the wrapper. Fold in from the filled corner and begin rolling until you reach the center. When you reach the center, fold the ends arising from the center. At this stage, apply the flour paste again on the edges and roll until you reach the end. Make sure the edges are sealed well. The flour paste is important as it helps to seal the spring rolls so they don't open up when deep-fried. Repeat the same process and proceed to make the rest of the spring rolls. Preheat the oil for deep frying; add in a few rolls at a time and deep fry on medium heat until golden brown in color. Serve the Vegetable Spring Rolls as a party snack along with a onion soup dipping sauce.