Delicious Duck with Chestnuts Recipe

Name: Delicious Duck with Chestnuts Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 1 whole duck (sliced duck breast may also be used as a substitute); 2 pounds potatoes, peeled; 2 cups pre-roasted chestnuts, shell removed; 1/2 cup olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 2 cups mushrooms, sliced; 1 cup white wine; Juice of one orange; 1 dozen dry prunes; 2 carrots, sliced; 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce; Rosemary to garnish; Salt to taste

Learn how to make this delicious duck with chestnuts (pato com castanhas).

40 min 4 servings Easy Prep time 5 min Cooking Time 35 min

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Ingredients

1 whole duck (sliced duck breast may also be used as a substitute)2 pounds potatoes, peeled2 cups pre-roasted chestnuts, shell removed1/2 cup olive oil2 onions, chopped4 garlic cloves2 cups mushrooms, sliced1 cup white wineJuice of one orange1 dozen dry prunes2 carrots, sliced2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauceRosemary to garnishSalt to taste

Directions

Sear the duck on both sides in a large frying pan on medium high heat with 1/2 cup olive oil.
Remove the duck and in the same frying pan sauté the garlic, onions and mushrooms until golden.
Add the wine, Worcestershire sauce and the juice from the orange. Let it boil for one minute while stirring then turn off the heat.
Boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes.
In a baking dish place the duck, potatoes, chestnuts, sliced carrots, and sauce from the pan.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees fahrenheit until the duck is well cooked and tender.
Add prunes and bake for another 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 to 10 minutes. Before serving decorate with the rosemary.

Adapted from a Recipe by: easyportugueserecipes.com