GOURMET DUCK CEVICHE

GOURMET DUCK CEVICHE

Ingredients :

1 duck (4 lb 8 oz/ 2 k) approximately, cleaned, rinsed, boned and cut into small pieces

Salt

Pepper

Fresh yellow ají, blended, to taste

3 garlic cloves, minced

Juice of 1 orange

¼ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup pisco or brandy

Chicken stock

2 red onions, cut julienne

4 fresh yellow aji, seeded and deveined, cut into thin strips

1 tablespoon cilantro leaves, finely chopped

Juice of 1 lime

Lettuce leaves, to serve with ceviche

Red hot aji, cut into slices, to serve with ceviche

Cooked yucca or cassava, cut into medium size pieces, to serve with ceviche

Preparation:

Season duck pieces with salt and pepper. Combine minced garlic and orange juice in a bowl and marinate duck pieces for 1 hour. Remove duck pieces and reserve liquid.
Heat oil in a saucepan and brown duck pieces. Add pisco and bring to a boil until alcohol is evaporated. Add reserved marinade and blended aji and add stock to cover duck pieces. Cook over low heat until duck is tender. Allow to cool.

In a bowl mix onions, aji strips and minced cilantro. Season with lime juice, salt and pepper.
Serve duck pieces on 1 or 2 lettuce leaves and pour some cooling liquid over. Top with the onion sauce.
Garnish with a slice of red hot aji and cooked yucca or cassava.

4 – 6 servings