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Duck with Flapjack Recipe
by Frances Atkins
2
60 minutes
Ingredients

Duck breast

  • 1 duck breast
  • 1/2 tsp ground star anise
  • 1 pinch of sea salt

Peanut and tamarind flapjack

  • 115g of butter
  • 70g of Demerara sugar
  • 70g of golden syrup
  • 55g of tamarind paste
  • 55g of cornflakes
  • 40g of plain flour
  • 40g of rolled porridge oats
  • 1 tbsp of baking powder
  • 115g of peanuts, chopped
  • 100g of peanut butter

Garnish and sauce

  • 75g of mousseron mushrooms
  • 1 pak choi
  • 295ml of chicken stock
  • 25g of tamarind paste
  • 50ml of sweet sherry
  • 2 star anise
  • vegetable oil
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 160°C/gas mark 3
2
Melt the butter and sugar in a pan, add the golden syrup and tamarind
  • 115g of butter
  • 70g of Demerara sugar
  • 70g of golden syrup
  • 55g of tamarind paste
3
Mix the cornflakes, plain flour, baking powder, oats and chopped peanuts until well combined
  • 55g of cornflakes
  • 40g of plain flour
  • 1 tbsp of baking powder
  • 115g of peanuts, chopped
  • 40g of rolled porridge oats
4
Place the mixture into a silicone lined baking tray. Press down until approximately half an inch thick
5
Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until nicely browned - it is important that the flapjack is well cooked
6
Remove from the oven and allow to cool
7
Cut into fingers and spread generously with peanut butter
  • 100g of peanut butter
8
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6
9
Season the duck breast with salt and ground star anise
  • 1 duck breast
  • 1 pinch of sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground star anise
10
Fry the duck breast, skin-side down, in a hot, dry pan until the skin is golden and crispy, then finish in the oven for 7-8 minutes
11
Remove from the oven and allow to rest to 4-5 minutes. This should result in a medium-rare finish
12
In a hot pan, sauté the mushrooms in a small amount of oil, season lightly and remove the pan from the heat until ready to serve
  • 75g of mousseron mushrooms
  • vegetable oil
13
Cut the root off the pak choi and separate the leaves. Wash the leaves then cook in boiling chicken stock for 1 minute, remove the pak choi, leaving the pan on the heat, and keep warm until required
  • 1 pak choi
  • 295ml of chicken stock
14
Add the tamarind, sherry and star anise to the reduced chicken stock. Reduce by half, check the seasoning
  • 25g of tamarind paste
  • 50ml of sweet sherry
  • 2 star anise
15
Once ready, place a piece of the flapjack into the centre of each plate. Slice the duck breast and place on top of flapjack. Garnish with the warm mushrooms and pak choi, drizzle over the sauce and serve immediately