Duck With Pea Purée

Ingredients

• 1 pint freshly shelled peas
• Thin stock (for boiling peas)
• 1 duck
• Stock (for stewing duck)
• Salt
• 12 peppercorns
• ½ clove garlic
• 6 small onions
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 bouquet garni

Method

1. 1 Boil the peas in a little thin stock until tender.
2. 2 Rub the boiled peas through a sieve to create a smooth purée.
3. 3 Stew the duck in stock with salt, peppercorns, garlic, onions, bay leaf, and bouquet garni until cooked through.
4. 4 Pass the stewed duck and its liquid through a sieve.
5. 5 Combine the sieved duck mixture with the pea purée.
6. 6 Reduce the combined mixture over heat until it reaches the consistency of thick cream.
7. 7 Serve the duck topped with the hot pea purée.