Port and Redcurrant sauce recipe by Buckingham’s restaurant Derby

Port and Redcurrant sauce recipe by Nick Buckingham

This is a classic thin sauce to accompany any duck dish, the citrus notes and fruit of the jelly complementing the rich meat of duck, while the port adds a gloriously mellow flavour. This sauce would also go well with venison and other game. It’s so full of flavour that you need a fruity, full bodied wine to drink with any dish that you serve this sauce with, otherwise the sauce can overwhelm the wine completely.

Amount
8 Portions

Ingredients
110g / 4 oz Red Currant Jelly
110g /4 oz / ½ cup Port
26g / 1 oz Finely Chopped Shallots
1 lemon (juiced and zested and fine julienne)
2 oranges (juiced and zested and fine julienne)
2 pts Duck Stock
Seasoning

Method
Bring the duck stock to the boil and reduce it by half its volume. Add the red currant jelly and port and stir well. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer together in the sauce for approx five minutes until tender.
Season with care

To Serve
Serve with any duck course, in particular this Roast Duck Recipe

Points to Watch
This is not a thick sauce

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