Christmas

Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce is for Dinner.

Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce takes 130 minutes to cook.

Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce are:

4 duck legs, well trimmed and halved
1 tbsp butter
12 shallots, peeled
2 carrots, diced
2 tbsp finely diced pancetta
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
2 cups dry red wine
3 whole cloves
1 tbsp dried thyme
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
¼ cup dried cranberries
1 ½ cups chicken stock
1 oz bittersweet chocolate, grated

Here is how you make Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce:

Season the duck pieces with salt and pepper. Dredge duck in flour.Heat butter in a large Dutch oven over medium high heat.Brown duck pieces for about 3 minutes each side.Remove duck to a plate and reserve.Add pancetta and cook until golden, about 2 minutes.Add shallots and carrots and cook until shallots are lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes.Add cinnamon, bay leaves, wine, cloves, thyme, rosemary, cranberries and pomegranate molasses.Bring to a boil. Add duck.Reduce to a low simmer and cook (uncovered) 25 minutes.Add stock.Bring to a boil again then reduce heat to low.Cover and simmer 1 to 1½ hours, turning duck ½ way through.Transfer duck to bowl.Heat sauce over low heat and whisk in chocolate until just melted.Add the duck back to the sauce and stir to coat. Serve.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 496.1

• Total Fat: 22.1 g
• Cholesterol: 126.0 mg
• Sodium: 1,004.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
• Protein: 33.1 g

The dietary needs meet for Braised Duck In A Chocolate Wine Sauce is Sugar Free