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Goats Cheese with Pickled Beets and Duck Crackling

Serves 1-2
  • Steps
  • Ingredients

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 200C (fan-forced).
  2. Remove skin from duck and reserve fillet. Place duck skin in between two sheets baking paper. Sandwich between two oven trays.
  3. Cook in oven for about 12-15 minutes, or until skin in golden brown and crisp. Remove. Set aside to cool, then finely chop.
  4. Heat an oiled frying pan over medium-high heat. Add duck fillet. Cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side for medium doneness, or until cooked to your liking. Remove from heat. Rest for 5 minutes, then thickly slice.
  5. To make pickle, combine sugar, vinegar, water, pepperberry and chilli in a saucepan. Season with salt. Stir over a low heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Add beetroot. Set aside for 10 minutes to pickle.
  6. Combine goats cheese, mint, garlic and yoghurt in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Mix well.
  7. To serve, spread goats cheese mixture over a serving plate. Top with drained pickled beetroot, sliced duck and rainbow chard leaves. Garnish with tarragon. Scatter with duck crackling.