Five Spice Duck Breast

Duck must be my absolute favorite meat. If it is on the menu I will probably go for that before anything else... My sister and I recently went on quite binge, having three tasty duck dishes in less than one week. But I had never actually prepared it myself.

So when I found some marked down at my local grocery store I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to experiment.

Since this was a first try I decided to go for the most simple preparation and the result didn't dissappoint. I will be making this more often now for sure.

All you need is duck breast, five spice and seasonings.

1. Preheat your oven to 200°. Score the skin side of the breast and liberally sprinkle both sides with salt, pepper and five spice.
2. Place your duck breast skin side down into a cold frying pan. Turn on the heat to medium high. This way more of the fat in the skin will render out and you will get it more crispy.
3. When the skin has a slightly brown color turn around your breast and sear it on the meat side for about thirty seconds.
4. Flip it back over and place the whole thing into the preheated oven for about four minutes for a medium done duck. If your frying pan has a plastic handle preheat a backing sheet in the oven and transfer your duck to it.
5. Let the duck rest for about five minutes before cutting it.

I served mine with rice and pan fried Chinese kale.