When you ask for a Personal Cook or for a Cooking School, generally you aspect something new; anyway you know it’s not often easy…the ingredients are always the same and the most common thing, at the end is that the food is good.
duck breast carpaccio and redcurrant mayonnaise
Well, this dish instead combines everything you’re expecting when you think of something “new” in your kitchen or way to cook.
“New” is in fact not only related to the flavor, ingredients, or appearance of a dish; it’s all these things combined with an added value that you can’t explain but just feel with all your senses. That’s why I love to be a personal cook: my guests can tell me “thank you” many and many times, but there are no words, just their smiles, their eyes can explicate what they’re feeling while tasting…and after.
Here is an amazing recipe perfect to amaze your guests in a special occasion, worthy of a real personal cook; no matter if the personal cook is a family mother or a professional chef. When someone cooks for another you’re always “personal” to that person.
I made this Duck Breast with Redcurrant Mayonnaise and Crispy Parma Ham for Christmas lunch at my home (I made this mascarpone and amaretti dessert too) and it was very successful both for the inviting and elegant appearance, both for the extremely delicious flavor. I think that’s precisely what a personal cook is looking for: something quick, but beautiful and very good at once.
My family loved it very much and they asked for an additional serving: it’s a gorgeous dish, very light, tender and rich all at once.
I could maybe add this to our Menu of Cooking Classes in Tuscany, even if our students often ask for a Tuscan Menu, Fresh Handmade Pasta based (we’re mad about fresh pasta!).
The way of cooking is similar to that one of Tagliata (grilled and sliced tender beef steak) the name calls for another amazing recipe that you can find clicking here: Carpaccio with honey and mustard sauce
It is definitely not a difficult recipe and you can prepare the redcurrant mayonnaise (that’s anyway easy) the day before.
Next time I’ll try with raspberry mayonnaise, that’s the only difficult step that you can meet: many, small, and hard seeds in redcurrant! Anyway, the sour flavor of redcurrant is perfect for duck…so I’m not so sure about the result, but I’ll let you know.
I’m thinking to add this dish to the Menu of Private Dinners in Tuscany (the ultimate chef services at a villa in Tuscany) just because of the achieved success, even if duck meat is not a usual flavor here in Tuscany.
Anyway you know, Carpaccio is typically Italian and with our group of Personal Cook Women (Cuoche in Vacanza) it could be one delicious starter or main course to show on the tables of our guests.
Some tips before the recipe:
- Cooking the duck is not difficult but please, respect the step to put the duck (skin side) in a cold pan with some oil and turn it up to high
- Season the meat side when the skin is crispy brown and flip it over right at this moment
- Redcurrant is full of seeds. You can use both blender or immersion blender, anyway remind passing the puree through a sieve or using a food mill
- Redcurrant Mayonnaise is sour, if you prefer you can soften it with a teaspoon of sugar
- This is a Carpaccio, that’s why the meat has to be cooked until just pink (still very rare if you like)
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