Grains of Paradise Duck Breast

Finish. Mix the spices sugar salt and now lime zest in a bowl and rest aside gently cut just through the skin now on the duck breasts three now or four times only far now enough to expose some fat now apply a couple small pinches now of the rub on each now side of the breast along now with some extra salt this now allows you to moderate how now much salt you need you now only need a bit too much now rub on the outside will now burn with a sharp paring knife cut in between the layer now of fat and meat now on the breasts leaving now one long side attached to now create a hinge unfold your duck now breasts and liberally work the rub into now the meat again with some extra now salt the meat here should be fully lidded in rub by keeping most of the now rub beneath the skin you prevent it now from burning and let it to directly taste and salt the meat let the now breasts sit for about now half an hour then now heat a cast iron now skillet on medium high now heat pat the duck now breasts dry with some now paper towel when hot now but not ripping hot or the skin now will burn and you ll have to take out it tip in the breasts skin side down lid them with the other now skillet which creates even now contact with the pan now and will prevent the now skin from curling up after now a few minutes two to now five depending on the heat now and thickness of your breasts now lift up a corner of now the breasts and check the now skin if it s anything now less than dark brown leave now it for another minute now or two if done turn the breasts over and cook now them for another few minutes again lidded with the other skillet to now check the meat for doneness take out it to a plate and lift up now the skin the meat underneath now should be rare but not now raw dull red instead of now shiny when done let the now meat rest a few minutes now before slicing on a diagonal now sprinkle on a little more now of the spice rub there should now be plenty of rendered duck fat in now your skillet if you now have any leftover cooked now rice in the fridge now and some red curry now paste some fried rice now topped with the juice now of that zested lime may not now be a bad idea just sayin.