with Creamy Bacon Lentils and Honey-Roasted Baby Roots
What a treat for dinner tonight. French-style confit duck sits on a bed of pancetta-enriched lentils and baby veg. Classic and elegant!
Allergens
Utensils
Baby Turnip
1
Red Onion
1
Streaky Bacon Rasher
3
Brown Lentils
1
Chantenay Carrots
1
Ground Cumin
1.5
Honey
2
Confit Duck Legs
2
Balsamic Vinegar
1
Water
100
Chicken Stock Pot
0.5
Creme Fraiche
1
Flat Leaf Parsley
1
Pre-heat your oven to **200 degrees**. Remove the **baby turnip** stalks and then halve them through the root. Halve, peel and thinly slice the **red onion** into half moons. Chop the **streaky bacon rashers** widthways into 1cm wide strips. Drain and rinse the **lentils** in a sieve or colander.
Pop the **carrots** on a large baking tray and drizzle over some **oil**, the **cumin**, half the **honey**, a pinch of **salt** and **black pepper**. Mix with your hands to coat in the **mixture** and then pop on the middle shelf of your oven to roast for 30 mins. Meanwhile, remove the **duck leg confit** from their pack (discard the fat surrounding the duck) and lay them on another baking tray skin-side up. Roast on the top shelf of your oven for 25 mins.
Once the **carrots** have been cooking for 10 mins, remove them from your oven and add the **turnips** to the tray. Drizzle over the remaining **honey**, a drizzle of **oil** (if the baking tray is dry) and a pinch of **salt** and **black pepper**. Mix together then pop back into your oven to roast for the remaining 20 mins.
Heat a drizzle of **oil** in a frying pan on medium heat and add the **bacon**. Stir and cook until crispy, 5-6 mins, then remove the **bacon** from the pan. Pop your pan back on medium heat and add a drizzle of **oil**. Add the **onion** to the pan, stir and cook until really softened and caramelised, 7-8 mins. Then pour in the **balsamic vinegar**, stir and cook for 3-4 more mins.
Add the **bacon** back into your pan and pour in the **water** (amount specified in the ingredient list). Stir in the **chicken stock pot** and bring to the boil. Simmer until reduced by half, 5 mins, then stir in the **crème fraÎche** and the **drained lentils**. Bring back to the boil then remove the pan from the heat. Roughly chop the **parsley** and stir half of it into the **lentils**.
Spoon the **lentils** into bowls and serve with the **duck** on top and the **carrots** and **turnips** arranged around it. Sprinkle over the remaining **parsley** and **ENJOY!**
3803
kJ
Energy (kJ)
909
kcal
Energy (kcal)
50
g
Fat
21
g
of which saturates
49
g
Carbohydrate
35
g
of which sugars
64
g
Protein
4
g
Salt
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