French bean & duck Thai curry

Ingredients

• 3-4 duck breasts , about 700g/1lb 9oz in total
• 6 tbsp green Thai curry paste
• 1 tbsp light brown sugar
• 400ml can coconut milk
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• juice 2 limes
• 6 kaffir lime leaves , 3 left whole and 3 finely shredded
• 200g French beans , trimmed
• 2 handfuls bean sprouts
• handful coriander leaves
• 1 red chilli , deseeded and sliced (optional)

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 20 mins

Cook min 1 hr 45 mins

1. Place a sauté pan over a low heat and add the duck breasts, skin-side down, to the dry pan. Slowly fry until the skin is brown and a lot of the fat has rendered off - this can take about 20 mins. Flip them over to seal the other side for 1 min, then remove to a board until cool enough to handle. Pour all but 2 tbsp of the fat from the pan.
2. While the meat is resting, return the pan to the heat, then fry the curry paste and sugar for 1-2 mins until it becomes fragrant. Tip in the coconut milk, then fill the can with water and add this, too. Add the fish sauce, half the lime juice and the whole lime leaves, then bring to a simmer. Slice the duck breasts, then tip into the curry. Cover the pan, then simmer everything on the lowest heat for 1 hr until the duck is tender. Add the beans to the curry, then continue to cook, covered, for 10 mins until the beans are tender with a slight crunch. Taste and add more lime juice, fish sauce or sugar to season.
3. Stir in the bean sprouts, cook for 1 min more, then serve with coriander, shredded lime leaves and sliced chilli, if you like, and boiled jasmine rice.

Per serving

638 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 11g, fat 57 g, saturated fat 26g, fibre 2g, salt 2.32 g