Hot Honey Duck Breast

Hot honey recipes are all the rage these days and it inspired me to make this
hot honey duck breast dish for a nice date night dinner. Duck breast is one of
my favorite things to cook so I am always looking for new and inspired ways to
dress it up. This time I paired the perfectly cooked duck breast with some easy
roast celeriac for an elegant presentation.

Servings: 2 people

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Prep Time
2 minutes

Cook Time
15 minutes

Resting Time
5 minutes

Total Time
22 minutes

Course:

Main Course Main Dish

Cuisine:

American European

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

2 Duck Breasts

Grade A, Skin On. To scale up this recipe, or even make it for one person, just change the amount of breasts you use. the honey/hot sauce mix will likely be enough for at least 4 breasts anyway because you really don't need that much.
2 tbsp Honey

You can use your preferred honey in this but there's no need to use something really fancy.
Hot Sauce

to taste
Salt

about 1/3 tsp per breast

Instructions

1 Use a sharp knife to score your duck breast skin in a cross hatch pattern. Do
not cut into the meat. You only want to cut the skin so the fat has room to
render out when you cook it. Rub salt onto the skin side of the duck breast.
2 Place the breast(s) skin side down in a cold pan. Place pan on low heat. As the
fat begins to render out, slowly raise the heat over the next 6-9 minutes until
you have a crispy, golden-brown duck skin.
3 While the duck fat is rendering, mix together the honey and hot sauce in a bowl.
if it is too thick add a few drops of water to make it thin enough to be
brush-able.
4 When the duck skin is perfect give the breasts a flip and brush the hot honey
mix onto the skin. Place the pan into an oven preheated to 180C and let cook for
6 minutes. If your pan is not oven safe, move the breasts to a baking dish
before placing them in the oven.
5 After 6 minutes remove the duck breasts and place them on a cutting board. Let
rest for 5 minutes before slicing into them. Feel free to brush with more hot
honey right before serving. Enjoy!