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Arroz con Pato (Peruvian Duck Rice)

Name: Arroz con Pato (Peruvian Duck Rice)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: duck legs 800 g; rice 400 g; cilantro 50 g; spinach 60 g; onion, chopped 100 g; garlic cloves 10 g; beer 200 ml; chicken stock 800 ml; green peas 100 g; carrot, diced 80 g; vegetable oil 30 ml; fine salt 6 g; black pepper 2 g

A cilantro-green duck rice cooked with coriander and beer.

140 minutes · 6 servings · Moderate

Arroz con pato is the celebration rice that Sunday lunches are organised around, heavier and greener than its chicken cousin because duck fat and coriander both go in. The cook browns the duck first and sets the rice aside to fry in the rendered fat, which is where the rice gets its character. It is served in generous platters, refilled as often as the table allows.

Ingredients

duck legs800 g
rice400 g
cilantro50 g
spinach60 g
onion, chopped100 g
garlic cloves10 g
beer200 ml
chicken stock800 ml
green peas100 g
carrot, diced80 g
vegetable oil30 ml
fine salt6 g
black pepper2 g

Directions

1
Brown duck 6 minutes; remove.
2
Sauté onion and garlic 4 minutes.
3
Blend cilantro and spinach with stock into green puree.
4
Add rice, green puree, beer, peas, carrot, duck and stock; cover; simmer 100 minutes.
5
Rest 5 minutes; serve.

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