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Slow cooked duck pasta - a deliciously easy combination of oven roasted duck simmered on the stove to create a rich flavourful sauce.
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Slow Cooked Duck Pasta with Crunchy Sprinkle

Easy oven roasted duck combined with veggies, stock and wine then simmered slowly to create a rich and tasty sauce. Served with pasta and topped with a crunchy sprinkle.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Modern Australian
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 695kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 whole duck mine was 2.2kg
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 medium carrots generous 1cm dice
  • 300 g button mushrooms sliced
  • 1 leek white part only washed & chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed/minced
  • 2 tbsp. tomato paste
  • 150 g bacon roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp. plain/all purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ cups dry red wine
  • 2 dried bay leaves
  • 1 large tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves - chopped or 1 teaspoon dried
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 cups beef stock
  • ½ cup stale breadcrumbs
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Pre heat oven to 180c.
  • Pour out any excess liquid from the cavity of the duck and discard any large fat deposits and pat skin dry with kitchen towel/paper.
  • Rub all over with 1 tbsp. olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast in a non-stick baking dish for 2 hours or until duck is cooked.
  • Remove the duck from the oven, and tip out any excess moisture from the cavity of the duck and discard.
  • Let duck cool for ½ hour, then strip off skin and reserve, strip off meat and roughly shred.
  • Meanwhile heat remaining oil in a large heavy based pan/dutch oven and gently fry the leek, carrots, mushrooms and bacon until they start to soften - about 10 mins.
  • Add flour and continue to fry for 1-2 mins. Then add garlic and tomato paste and fry for a further 1-2 mins.
  • Add red wine and simmer for 3-5 mins. or until it starts to reduce, then add rosemary, bay leaves, ground cloves, stock and reserved duck flesh.
  • Simmer uncovered for 1 hour, until vegetables are soft and sauce is thick.
  • To make crunchy sprinkle, combine the reserved duck skin and breadcrumbs in a food processor, and process until finely chopped.
  • Heat a small non-stick fry pan, fry duck skin mixture until it becomes brown and frothy. (Be careful, it can burn quickly) When you remove the pan from the heat the froth will subside.
  • Remove bay leaves and serve with pasta, parmesan and crunchy sprinkle on top.

Notes

This dish freezes really well. Just put it into a ziplock bag (and make as flat as possible) label and freeze. I would suggest freezing in no larger than 2 meal portions - it just makes them so quick to defrost.
The crunchy sprinkle on top is of course optional. In our house it's not optional - I HAVE to have it! I absolutely LOVE the extra texture it gives this dish.
*Please note that the amount of calories per serve is provided as a guide only, as ingredients and cooking methods can vary greatly*

Nutrition

Serving: 0g | Calories: 695kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 0g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg