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Duck Breast

10/29/2014

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1cup red wine
2 whole star anise
1/2 cinnamon stick
1tsp brown sugar
2 duck breast
Chinese five spice
Put the red wine, star anise and cinnamon stick into a pan and simmer over a medium heat. You want to reduce the liquid until there is only a third remaining. It's important not to let this bubble and boil, you just want to simmer while reducing it. 
While the red wine is reducing, score the skin on your duck breast as pictured. Then rub a generous amount of Chinese five spice into the skin and along the score marks. 
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Heat a fry pan over a medium heat and ensure the fry pan is warm before placing the duck breast skin side down. Cook the duck breast until the skin is nice and crispy, see image below.
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Once the skin is crispy turn the duck breast and cook the flesh side until it is nice and brown. Then put the duck breast in the oven at 160c (320f) for about 10 minutes. Take the duck out of the oven and wrap in foil, allow to rest for 5 minutes then slice and serve over salad. 

By now the liquid should have reduced, take it off the heat and stir in the brown sugar. Remove the star anise and cinnamon. 
Drizzle the red wine reduction over the duck after you've placed the duck on the salad. 
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Quiche

10/4/2014

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For the filling
150g cheese
300g bacon
350g cherry tomatoes
150ml almond milk
60g olives (sliced)
5eggs

For the pastry
200g rice flour
100g unsalted butter
100g ground almonds
6tbsp cold water
1 egg
The first step is to slow roast the cherry tomatoes. Cut them in half and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Put them in the oven at 60c (140f) for 4 hours. This will dry out the tomatoes and help to ensure you do not have too much liquid in the quiche. 
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To make the pastry, start by placing the butter and flour into a large mixing bowl. With your hands rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs. Next add the ground almonds and continue to rub the mix together.

Then add the water and egg before quickly mixing it all together with your hands. Once combined you should be able to shape the dough into a ball. Wrap this ball of dough in cling film and leave in the fridge for several hours. 
 
After about 4 hours (more time if you have it to spare) take the dough out of the fridge and roll flat. The thickness is up to you. Place the dough into the baking tray, lining it completely. Ensure there are no gaps in the dough! Blind bake the pastry in the oven at 180c (356f) for 20 - 25 minutes. You want the pastry to be golden brown, not just light brown. 

While the pastry is baking cut the bacon into small slices and fry until crispy. Once the bacon bits are crispy pat them dry with kitchen towel to remove any moisture. 

Now you need to put the grated cheese, crispy bacon, dried tomatoes and chopped olives  in the pastry tray. I like to do it in layers: tomatoes, cheese, bacon, olives then tomatoes, bacon, olives, cheese. Mix 5 eggs and the almond milk together as though you were going to make scrambled eggs. Carefully pour the scrambled egg/milk mixture into the pastry over the other ingredients. Make sure you do not spill any over the edges as this will make an unfortunate mess when cooking. 

Put the quiche back in the oven at 170c for about 30 minutes. Serve warm or leave to cool and serve cold. 
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