Cooking Times

15 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

4.00 pieces Duck breast
skin-on
2.00 cups Fresh cherries
pitted
1.00 cup Red wine
Pinot Noir
2.00 large Shallots
minced
2.00 tbsp Honey
3.00 tbsp Butter
cold
1.00 tbsp Fresh thyme
1.00 tbsp Balsamic vinegar

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Score duck skin, season with salt and pepper.
2
Sear duck skin-side down until crispy, 8 minutes.
8 minutes
3
Flip and cook 4 minutes for medium-rare.
4 minutes
4
Rest duck while making cherry sauce.
10 minutes
5
Cook shallots, add wine, cherries, honey, reduce.
8 minutes
6
Whisk in cold butter and thyme.