Duck Breast In A Salt Crust

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (300 g) duck breasts
• 2 kg coarse salt

Recipe

• 1 cut the skin of the duck breasts in a criss cross pattern and fry for 2 minutes until golden brown.
• 2 remove the breasts and let drain.
• 3 cover the bottom of a small heat proof dish with a 1 cm layer of salt.
• 4 lay the duck breasts in the dish next to each other and sprinkle generously with salt and just a little water.
• 5 preheat the oven to 460 f/250°c.
• 6 cook for about 20-25 minutes so that the breasts are still pink inside.
• 7 remove from oven and leave to stand for another 5 minutes.
• 8 then remove the salt crust, cut the meat into slices and serve.