Magrets de Canard aux Pommes (Duck Breasts with Calvados Apple Sauce) Recipe

Magrets de Canard aux Pommes (Duck Breasts with Calvados Apple Sauce) Recipe

  • 4 duck breast halves
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 firm apples, sliced
  • 1 cup Calvados (apple brandy)
  1. Place duck breasts skin-side down in a nonstick skillet over high heat; cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side.
  2. Melt butter in a separate skillet over high heat. Add apples; cook and stir until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Remove skillet from heat; pour in Calvados. Cook and stir over low heat, scraping up browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until alcohol evaporates, about 1 minute.
  3. Serve duck breasts with Calvados sauce.