Roasted duck shepherd pie
Time of preparation: 45 Minutes
Time of cooking: 2 Hour
Duck (giblets removed) | 1 ½ kg |
Orange (halved) | 1 |
Fresh Rosemary | Few sprigs |
Fresh Sage | Few sprigs |
Sea salt | To taste |
Freshly ground black pepper | To taste |
1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4. |
2. Wash the duck, inside and out, and pat dry with kitchen paper. |
3. Place it breast-side up in a roasting tray, and stuff with the orange halves and herbs. |
4. Rub a good pinch of salt and pepper inside and outside the duck. |
5. Turn the duck breast-side down and roast in the oven for an hour. |
6. Afterward carefully spoon out any excess fat. |
7. Turn the duck over and pop it back in the oven for another hour. |
8. After the second hour, remove the duck from the oven and leave it to cool. |
9. Strip off all the meat using a fork or your fingers, pile it on a plate and leave to one side. |
Olive Oil | |
Red onion (peeled & thickly sliced | 1 |
Celery sticks (cut into 5cm lengths) | 2 |
Carrots (peeled & cut into chunks) | 3 |
Plain Flour | 1 table spoon |
Rhubarb Stick (roughly chopped) | 2 |
Beef Stock | 300 ml |
Potatoes (peeled & chopped) | 1 kg |
Swede (peeled & chopped) | 500 grams |
Butter | 2 table spoon |
Warm Milk | 1 splash |
Sea Salt | To taste |
Freshly Ground Black Pepper | To taste |
Garlic (grated) | 1 clove |
Zest of Orange | 1 |
Parmesan Cheese (freshly grated) | 1 handful |
10. Heat a large casserole pot over a medium heat and add a splash of olive oil. |
11. Add the onion, celery and carrots and cook gently for 20 minutes, until softened. |
12. Add the shredded duck meat, flour, rhubarb and beef stock, and cook down for 15 minutes until you get a lovely thick stew. |
13. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes and swede together in plenty of salted water until cooked, then drain and mash with the butter and milk. Season well with salt and pepper and put to one side. |
14. When the stew is cooked, transfer it to a deep earthenware baking dish. Grate over half the clove of garlic, a little orange zest and Parmesan, then give it a good stir. |
15. Heat the oven again to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4 again. Spread the mash over the top, creating little peaks with the back of a spoon, then pop it in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until brown and crispy on top. |