🇫🇷 French

Duck en Papillote

Name: Duck en Papillote
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter; 2 tbsp Heavy Cream; 3 cloves, sliced Garlic; 4 slices Ginger; 1 Lemon; 3, shredded Spring Onions; 600 g, breast Duck; 1 bulb Fennel

🇫🇷 French

Silky steamed duck, dressed with hot oil and soy — proof that simplicity wins. About 35 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Butter1 tbsp
Heavy Cream2 tbsp
Garlic3 cloves, sliced
Ginger4 slices
Lemon1
Spring Onions3, shredded
Duck600 g, breast
Fennel1 bulb

Optional extras

Tarragonhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Set up a steamer over simmering water and line the tray with the ginger slices.
2
Lay the duck in a single layer, scatter over the garlic, and season lightly.
3
Steam until just cooked through — translucent and silky rather than dry.
4
Transfer to a warm plate, pour over the heavy cream, and top with spring onions.
5
Heat the Butter until it just smokes and pour it sizzling over everything at the table.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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