How To Make Thai Red Curry Duck

If you are a big curry fan, but a bit bored with the usual fare, why not try this exciting roast duck and pineapple Thai curry. This tasty sweet and sour speciality is great served with jasmine rice. Enlarge

How To Make Thai Red Curry Duck

If you are a big curry fan, but a bit bored with the usual fare, why not try this exciting roast duck and pineapple Thai curry. This tasty sweet and sour speciality is great served with jasmine rice.

Prep:
5m
Cook:
15m
Total:
20m
Serves:
2
Temp:
200° c  -  390° f

Ingredients

  • thai basil
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp red curry paste
  • 250 g pineapple pieces
  • 1 red pepper
  • 3 spring onions
  • 1 duck breast
  • rapeseed oil
  • salt

Step 1: Cook The Duck

Score the skin of the duck breast, then lightly salt it. Add 1 tbsp of rapeseed oil to a pan and heat to a high temperature. Place the duck in the pan and seal on both sides, then place it in the oven at 200 degrees for 5 to 10 min.

Step 2: Prepare The Vegetables

Slice the red pepper thinly and set aside. Cut up the spring onions and chop the pineapple and set these aside too.

Step 3: Make The Sauce

Heat 1 tbsp of rapeseed oil is a pan, then add 2 tbsp of red curry paste. When the curry paste has cooked for a couple of minutes, add 2 tbsp of fish sauce. When fish sauce has evaporated, add in 200 ml coconut milk and stir.

Step 4: Bring Everything Together

When the duck has cooked, slice it up and add it to the sauce along with the pineapple and the spring onions, then simmer for a couple of minutes. Add the red pepper and Thai basil, stir well, and remove from the heat. Serve with rice.