Duck with grapes

Duck with grapes

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Discover this delicious recipe for duck with grapes, slow-cooked with red wine and ripe black grapes.

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This sophisticated dish is perfect for a special dinner. The duck pairs perfectly with black grapes, creating a flavorful and sweet sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$16.05 $4.01 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $10.28
  • $2.04
  • $0.19
  • $1.76
  • $0.03
  • $0.10
  • $0.37
  • $0.07
  • $1.21

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash and dry the leg, then cut it into 8 to 10 pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. Mix the sauce with half of the wine and let it rest in the refrigerator.
  3. Remove the grapes from the bunches, rinse them, and dry them. ≈ 2 min
  4. Heat up some oil paint and use it to gild all sides of the duck pieces. Then, transfer the pieces to a pot.
  5. Season and simmer, adding red wine and, if needed, water with a bouillon cube.
  6. Towards the end of cooking, add the grapes, making sure they release their juice without breaking. ≈ 3 min
  7. Then, season with grated nutmeg, salt, and, if desired, a little sugar. ≈ 2 min
  8. Serve with either mashed potatoes or rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Duck with grapes

  • Average size of a duck down duvet$10.28
  • 500 g of black grapes, very ripe$2.04
  • 3 tablespoons of oil paint$0.19
  • Two glasses of red wine$1.76
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.10
  • nutmeg seed$0.37
  • sugar$0.07
  • vegetable broth$1.21

Total$16.05

that's $4.01 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • Average size of a duck down duvet
  • 500 g of black grapes, very ripe
  • 3 tablespoons of oil paint
  • Two glasses of red wine
  • salt
  • pepper
  • nutmeg seed
  • sugar
  • vegetable broth

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