Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Green Beans and Shallots

Ingredients

• 350 g duck breast
• 250 g green beans
• 3 piece shallots
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 3 sprig fresh thyme

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Score the duck skin in a crosshatch pattern. Slice the shallots. Trim the green beans.

2. Step 2

   Place the duck breast skin-side down in a cold pan. Cook over medium heat for 6 minutes to render the fat, then flip and cook for 4 minutes.

3. Step 3

   Remove the duck and let it rest. In the same pan, sauté the shallots for 2 minutes in the duck fat.

4. Step 4

   Add the green beans and thyme. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Deglaze with balsamic vinegar.

5. Step 5

   Slice the duck and serve over the green beans and shallots.