Duck breast, (boneless, skin-on) $30/lb

Recipe for Simple Seared Duck Breast (with ginger garlic soy sauce glaze)

Ingredients
2 boneless duck breasts
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1.  Score the skin on the breast in a cross hatch pattern; cut into the fat but take care to not cut into the meat below
2. Season meat and skin-side with salt and pepper
3. Put the breast skin-side down in a cold (as in, not preheated) heavy-bottomed skillet. Turn skillet on to medium heat.
4. Render the meat-side for about 10-12 minutes, until the skin is crispy and some of the fat has cooked out
5. Carefully, pour off some of the rendered duck fat into a heat-proof glass jar, like a mason jar.
6. Put the duck breast back in the pan, meat-side down, and cook about 5-7 minutes more on medium heat, until a meat thermometer reads ~152 deg at the center. Take care to not overcook it. Duck breast is best medium-rare, with some pink in the center
7. Remove the breast from the skillet, tent with foil and allow to rest at least 10 minutes
8. Slice and serve with just a plain soy sauce drizzle or the glaze recipe below, over rice and your favorite lightly steamed veggies

Recipe for Ginger Garlic Soy Sauce Glaze
by Huy Vu

Ingredients
4 tsp sesame oil
4 tbsp garlic, minced
4 tsp ginger, minced
½ c all-purpose soy sauce
6 tbsp honey
6 tbsp dark brown sugar
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Instructions 

1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, add the sesame oil, garlic, and ginger and cook for about 30 seconds or until it becomes slightly brown.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir until combined.
3. Continue to cook for about 8-10 minutes or until the sauce has reduced by about half.
4. It will be a bit watery, not candy-like, and not really coating the back of a spoon, but it will thicken as it cools down. You don’t want to keep it over the stove until it reaches final consistency because it will be too thick afterward.
5. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool for about 10 minutes to thicken into the consistency of thick honey. You should be able to run a spatula or spoon down the middle and leave a line down the middle for 2 seconds before it pools back together.
6. Drizzle over your duck!