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Duck in Raboso wine with wild mushrooms on polenta

Duck in Raboso wine with wild mushrooms on polenta

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A duck breast, rolled in bacon and tied, seared in butter, flambéed with grappa, and simmered with vegetables, red wine (Raboso), mushrooms, and tomatoes,…

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Recipe from Wim b, Vituzzu, Hippias, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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A Venetian recipe: the local red wine, Raboso, and wild mushrooms create a sauce similar to “salmis” for the duck.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time2 hr
  • Resting30 min
  • Total2 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostPricey
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$20.83 $6.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

3 people
  • $6.72
  • $0.88
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $0.03
  • $0.19
  • $3.77
  • $2.54
  • $6.10
  • $0.44
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wrap the duck in bacon, roll it up, and tie it with kitchen twine. Season lightly with salt. ≈ 10 min
  2. Cook it for about 30 minutes over medium-low heat in a saucepan with olive oil and sage, covered, turning occasionally to prevent burning.
  3. Pour the grappa and let it evaporate. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the chopped onion, garlic, celery, and carrot, and allow them to soften. ≈ 3 min
  5. Soak in the wine and let it reduce.
  6. Add the cleaned and chopped mushrooms, and let them release their moisture. Then add the tomatoes and reduce the sauce. The total cooking time should be around two hours.
  7. Serve the sliced duck, drizzled with a mushroom sauce, over a bed of yellow polenta. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Duck in Raboso wine with wild mushrooms on polenta

  • 400 g of duck breast with the skin on$6.72
  • 200 ml of Raboso red wine$0.88
  • ½ white onion$0.10
  • ½ clove of garlic$0.04
  • ½ bunch of celery$0.03
  • Half a carrot$0.19
  • 75 g of pancetta, thinly sliced$3.77
  • 500 g of wild mushrooms$2.54
  • 150 g of tomato pulp with basil$6.10
  • olive oil$0.44
  • salt$0.02

Total$20.83

that's $6.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 400 g of duck breast with the skin on
  • 200 ml of Raboso red wine
  • ½ white onion
  • ½ clove of garlic
  • ½ bunch of celery
  • Half a carrot
  • 2 leaves of sage
  • 75 g of pancetta, thinly sliced
  • 500 g of wild mushrooms
  • 150 g of tomato pulp with basil
  • 50 ml of grappa
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • Kitchen twine
  • yellow polenta, for serving

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