A delicious and easy recipe for an amuse-bouche of duck breast, smoked for extra flavor, combined with homemade cranberry compote, becomes a delicacy. And this recipe is very easy to prepare. The cranberry compote can be made in advance, so easy-peasy!
Amuse of Duck Breast Filet, Cranberry, and Arugula
Today we start with an appetizer. An amuse is a small snack served on a spoon or in a small bowl, which you eat in one bite. Today, I prepared an appetizer of smoked duck breast with homemade cranberry compote. It’s placed on a bed of arugula.
You can prepare this amuse in a few minutes when you have made the cranberry compote in advance. And that’s what I love when I serve Christmas dinner!
What do you need for Duck Bites with Cranberry Compote?
To prepare this Amuse of Duck Breast filet, you need the following ingredients. You can find the correct amounts in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog:
- Smoked Duck Breast Filet - It gets a rich, salty, smokey flavor because the Duck meat is smoked.
- Cranberries - this sour fruit is delicious when stewed in sweeteners. You can use frozen or fresh cranberries.
- Port - sweet wine originated from Portugal. It’s got an alcohol percentage of around 20 %.
- Brown sugar - sweetens the cranberry compote. Because you use brown sugar, it gives an extra caramel flavor.
- Lemon juice - to give more depth to the sauce.
- Arugula - a peppery salad green.
How do you prepare Smoked Duck Breast Appetizers?
You can find a printable recipe with a step-by-step description at the bottom of this blog.
- Put the cranberries and brown sugar in a saucepan.
- Pour in the port.
- Add the lemon juice and bring to a boil. Let it cook until the cranberries burst. Let it cool to room temperature.
- Smear a teaspoon of homemade cranberry compote on the duck breast fillet and roll. Serve with arugula.
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📖 Recipe
RECIPE CARD
Ingredients
Cranberry compote
- 5 cups cranberries
- ⅔ cup dark brown sugar
- ⅔ cup port wine
- ½ lemon, juice
Amuse-bouche
- 1 oz. arugula
- Cranberry compote
- 2 oz. smoked duck breast filet
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Instructions
Cranberry compote
- Put the ingredients for the cranberry compote in a pan and bring to a boil.5 cups cranberries, ⅔ cup dark brown sugar, ⅔ cup port wine, ½ lemon
- Let everything cook until the cranberries have burst. This will take approximately 10 minutes.
- Let it cool to room temperature.
Amuse-Bouche
- Put some arugula on a spoon1 oz. arugula
- Take the duck breast and spread a teaspoon of cranberry compote on top.2 oz. smoked duck breast filet, Cranberry compote
- Roll the duck breast and put 2 rolled duck breast filet on the arugula.
Notes
- Cranberry compote - Make the cranberry compote and store it in a clean jar (and covered) in the refrigerator for five days. You can also freeze the compote. This keeps it good for two months.
- Refrigerator - Keep the duck breast fillet appetizer covered in the fridge for two days.
- Frozen - You can freeze the duck and cranberry appetizers for up to two months, but this is an easy recipe; I recommend making this fresh.
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