Recipe: Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Pistachio-Cherry Sauce and Wild Rice PilafDescription: Perfectly cooked duck breast with crispy skin, served with a rich pistachio-cherry sauce balanced with sweet and savory flavors, accompanied by nutty wild rice pilaf studded with pistachios.Serves: 4 people Total Time: 60Difficulty: Easy to follow Ingredients needed: 4 piece duck breast, 1 teaspoon salt, 0.5 teaspoon black pepper, 1 cup cherries, 0.5 cup pistachios, 0.5 cup orange juice, 2 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 piece onion, 2 clove garlic, 1 cup wild rice, 2 cup chicken brothInstructions: Score the duck breast skin in a crosshatch pattern. Season with salt and black pepper. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Place duck breasts skin-side down and cook for 8-10 minutes until the skin is golden and crispy. Flip and cook for another 5-6 minutes for medium-rare. Rest the duck before slicing. In a saucepan, combine cherries, pistachios, orange juice, and honey. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. In another saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until soft. Add wild rice and stir to coat. Pour in chicken broth, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender. Stir pistachios into the rice and season with salt and black pepper. Slice the duck breast and serve over wild rice pilaf. Drizzle with pistachio-cherry sauce.Perfect for: Meal planning, weekly preparation, home cooking Tags: French, Dinner, Special OccasionThis Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Pistachio-Cherry Sauce and Wild Rice Pilaf recipe is designed for easy meal planning and preparation. It serves 4 people and can be made in 60 minutes. Great for weekly meal prep and family dinners.
French
Dinner
Special Occasion

Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Pistachio-Cherry Sauce and Wild Rice Pilaf

Perfectly cooked duck breast with crispy skin, served with a rich pistachio-cherry sauce balanced with sweet and savory flavors, accompanied by nutty wild rice pilaf studded with pistachios.

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Prep: 20 min
Cook: 40 min
Serves: 4
September 16, 2025
Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Pistachio-Cherry Sauce and Wild Rice Pilaf - delicious recipe with step-by-step cooking instructions
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Ingredients
For 4 servings
4 piecesduck breast

skin-on

1 teaspoonsalt
0.5 teaspoonsblack pepper
1 cupcherries

pitted and halved

0.5 cupspistachios

chopped

0.5 cupsorange juice
2 tablespoonshoney
1 tablespoonolive oil
1onion

diced

2 clovesgarlic

minced

1 cupwild rice
2 cupschicken broth
Instructions
Follow these steps to create your dish
1

Score the duck breast skin in a crosshatch pattern. Season with salt and black pepper.

2

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Place duck breasts skin-side down and cook for 8-10 minutes until the skin is golden and crispy. Flip and cook for another 5-6 minutes for medium-rare. Rest the duck before slicing.

3

In a saucepan, combine cherries, pistachios, orange juice, and honey. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.

4

In another saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until soft.

5

Add wild rice and stir to coat. Pour in chicken broth, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cover and cook for 20-25 minutes until rice is tender.

6

Stir pistachios into the rice and season with salt and black pepper.

7

Slice the duck breast and serve over wild rice pilaf. Drizzle with pistachio-cherry sauce.

Nutrition Information (per serving)
Approximate values based on ingredients
750
Calories
53.3g
Fat
33.1g
Carbs
36.6g
Protein
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