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Pierogi Confit Duck with Blood Orange Yogurt Sauce

BRONWYN Restaurant and Bar
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Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine French
Calories

Ingredients
  

Dough

  • ½ cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 1 ½ cup flour
  • 1 egg plus one egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp crème fraiche

Garnish

  • picked meat from 2 confit duck legs
  • 2 small yukon potatoes , cooked and diced ¼" thick
  • 2 chopped shallots
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 blood oranges
  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 4 tbsp crème fraiche

Instructions
 

  • BOIL the water, salt, sugar and butter together. Transfer to a bowl and add the flour while whisking. Mix eggs and crème fraiche and temper into the dough. Rest 30 minutes before use.
  • SHRED the meat and mix with the potato, shallots, salt and pepper. Taste and season. Set aside.
  • ZEST the blood orange into the yogurt. Heat a small saucepan and squeeze blood orange juice into it. Reduce the juice to a syrup. Combine syrup, yogurt and crème fraiche to make the sauce.
  • ROLL the dough out and cut out 5" diameter circles (you can vary the size) with a a cookie cutter. Fill with the duck and potato mixture and seal using a little water.
  • PAN FRY the pierogies in oil, the will puff and color beautifully. Spoon the yogurt over the top and serve with a side salad.

Notes

For the Dough:
  • Water: 0 calories
  • Salt: ~0 calories
  • Sugar: ~1-2 calories
  • Butter (4 tbsp): ~400 calories
  • Flour (1 ½ cups): ~684 calories
  • Egg (1) and Egg Yolk (1): ~117 calories
  • Crème Fraiche (2 tbsp): ~100 calories
Approximate Total for Dough: ~1,302 calories
For the Filling and Garnish:
  • Confit Duck Legs (2): ~400 calories (assuming the meat from both is similar to about 1 ½ duck legs worth, accounting for bones, etc.)
  • Yukon Potatoes (2): ~220 calories
  • Shallots (2): ~30 calories
  • Salt and Pepper: ~0 calories
  • Blood Oranges (2): ~80 calories
  • Yogurt (1 cup): ~150 calories
  • Crème Fraiche (4 tbsp): ~200 calories
Approximate Total for Filling and Garnish: ~1,080 calories
Total Calories for Entire Recipe: 2,382 calories
Estimated Calories Per Serving:
  • Appetizer Serving (3-4 pierogi per person): ~250-300 calories
  • Main Course Serving (6-8 pierogi per person): ~500-600 calories
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