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Chimichurri Duck & Frites

Name: Chimichurri Duck & Frites
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: South America
Ingredients: 2 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breasts; Salt and Pepper, to taste; Duck Fat - 1 Tbsp. if air-frying, 6 oz. if deep frying in pan. Substitute vegetable oil if you do not have duck fat.; 4 oz. vegetable oil (if pan frying); 2-3 cups store bought frozen French fries; 1 Bunch Parsley, roughly chopped; 1 Bunch Cilantro, roughly choppped; 6 Cloves Garlic, peeled; 2 tsp. Red Pepper Flakes; 1/2 tsp. Kosher or Sea Salt; 4 Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar; 1/2 Cup Olive Oil

Switch up your average steak & frites dish with our All Natural Duck Breast and Duck Fat Fries! Created by Olivia Tucker from #LunchWithLiv, this dish is topped with Olivia's favorite sauce - a South American Chimichurri made with fresh cilantro, parsley and lots of garlic.

Ingredients

Duck Breast

2 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breasts
Salt and Pepper, to taste

Duck Fat Fries

Duck Fat - 1 Tbsp. if air-frying, 6 oz. if deep frying in pan. Substitute vegetable oil if you do not have duck fat.
4 oz. vegetable oil (if pan frying)
2-3 cups store bought frozen French fries

Chimichurri

1 Bunch Parsley, roughly chopped
1 Bunch Cilantro, roughly choppped
6 Cloves Garlic, peeled
2 tsp. Red Pepper Flakes
1/2 tsp. Kosher or Sea Salt
4 Tbsp. Red Wine Vinegar
1/2 Cup Olive Oil

Directions

Duck Breast

1
Score duck breast skin in 1/4" intervals, being careful not to cut into the meat. Rotate breast and score again, making a crisscross pattern. Season with salt & pepper.
2
Place duck skin side down in sauté pan, cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium low heat to render fat.
3
Flip duck breast over and cook in the pan on medium heat for 7-10 minutes. Cook until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F.

Duck Fat Fries

1
If air-frying: place 1 Tbsp. of Duck Fat in air-fryer and preheat. Then cook fries in air-fryer according to packaging directions. If the packaging does not give air-fryer directions, cook for approximately 10 minutes at 380 degrees.
2
If pan-frying: melt 6 oz. duck fat in a small sauce pan along with 4 oz. vegetable oil. Bring to medium high heat, then fry fries according to packaging directions for deep frying or pan frying (approximately 3-5 minutes).
3
Salt fries with 1/4 tsp. Kosher/Sea salt. Liv recommends truffle salt if you have it.

Chimichurri

1
Combine parsley, cilantro, red wine vinegar, red pepper flakes, olive oil, garlic cloves & 1/4 tsp. salt in the food processor. Blend until smooth.
2
Thickly Slice Duck breast then top with Chimichurri Sauce. Serve fries on the side with extra sauce for dipping.