Duck in Gin-Cream Sauce

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Ingredients

2	duck breast filet(s)
1 tbsp	oil
200 ml	heavy cream, (whipping cream)
1 ¹/₂ tbsp	gin
	salt & pepper to taste
15	juniper berries
2 tbsp	soy sauce
1	fresh dill (sprig)

Method

Preparation time: ca. 20 min / Grade of difficulty: easy / Calories per portion: n/a

Wash filets & pat dry; score skin crosswise with sharp knife, do not cut into meat.

Heat oil in frying pan & brown filets on skin side 7-10 minutes, turn, salt & pepper skin side and brown meat side about 4 minutes.

Take filets from pan, wrap in foil, and keep warm, skin side up.

Chop juniper berries, put into hot fat, add gin and light immediately (very, very carefully) with a long match.

Shake the burning pan a bit, de-glaze pan with cream, add soy sauce & pepper to taste, reduce liquid to thicken.

Add juices from foil to sauce, plate filets with a bit of sauce, and garnish rest of sauce with the dill.

Steamed, white asparagus with drawn butter is a perfect accompaniment.

Serve with baguette and a red wine of your choice.