Duck breast in green curry with spinach

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 5
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 TEASPOON Coriander seed
  • 1 TEASPOON Mustard seed
  • 1-2 green chillies
  • 2 Coriander roots
  • 1 (40 g) walnut-sized piece of galangal
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1 (40 g) walnut-sized piece of ginger
  • 1 Shallot
  • 1 piece(s) Lemongrass
  • 1 TABLESPOON Turmeric
  • 1 TABLESPOON Shrimp Paste
  • 4-5 Tbsp Peanut oil
  • 1-2 Lime leaves
  • 1 small pot of coriander
  • 2 Duck breasts (à approx. 300 g)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 800 g leaf spinach
  • 200 g Tofu
  • 1 TABLESPOON shelled sesame
  • 3 TABLESPOONS unsalted peanuts
  • 7-10 Tbsp Aluminium foil

Directions

  1. 1

    Roast the coriander seed and mustard seed in a pan without fat, remove. Wash and finely chop the chilli and coriander root. Peel galangal, garlic, ginger and shallot and cut into cubes.

  2. 2

    Halve lemon grass lengthwise and cut finely. Put them together in a mortar and mortar, fill into a bowl. Stir in turmeric, shrimp paste and 2-3 tablespoons of peanut oil. Wash lime leaves and coriander leaves, pluck coriander leaves.

  3. 3

    Finely chop the leaves and stir into the spice mixture. Wash duck breasts, dab dry. Carve the skin finely. Season with salt and rub with some spice mixture. Heat a flat roaster or an ovenproof pan without fat.

  4. 4

    Fry the duck breasts only on the skin side for about 3 minutes. Then fry on the meat side for 2-3 minutes. Roast duck breasts in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 12-15 minutes.

  5. 5

    Sort the spinach and wash in plenty of water. Cut the tofu into cubes. Remove the duck breasts. Wrap in aluminium foil and let it rest. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Fry the tofu for about 5 minutes until crispy, turning carefully.

  6. 6

    Season with salt. After 3 minutes add sesame, nuts and the remaining spice mixture. Remove from the pan. Add spinach to the pan. With closed lid and steam for about 5 minutes. Cut meat into slices.

  7. 7

    Fold the meat and tofu mixture into the spinach and arrange in bowls.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
590 kcal
CARBS
6 g
FATS
46 g
PROTEINS
39 g

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