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    Home » Dinner » Meat and Poultry » Tasty Breast of Duck Curry

    Tasty Breast of Duck Curry

    Last updated on October 1, 2020. Originally posted on March 12, 2018 By Elaine 42 Comments

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    This tasty breast of duck curry recipe is easy because it calls for leftover duck. You can put this recipe together in under 30 minutes. You could also substitute chicken breasts if you don’t have some leftover duck on hand.

    A white shallow bowl with duck, spinach and zucchini. There is another bowl in the background

    Did you have duck as a kid? Not me. I didn’t have duck until I was well into my forties and I didn’t know what I was missing! Why didn’t I have duck before? Probably because I think of duck as a cute, little water bird. I never thought of it as food.

    But, I’m over that now and have been for a while. I make roasted duck and Christopher and I enjoy it immensely!

    This recipe has so much going for it. It’s delicious, crispy and is smothered in a tasty curry sauce.

    Looking what to do with leftover duck? This recipe is perfect.

    This post may contain affiliate links, which means I get a small commission, at no additional cost to you, if you click the link and buy something. You can read my disclosure here.

    How to make breast of duck curry

    Pre-step

    I take out my medium Dutch oven and line a small jelly roll pan with foil.

    Step one

    Gather the ingredients – curry paste, an onion, chicken broth, coconut milk and fish sauce.

    Curry on a spoon with chopped onions, fish sauce and coconut milk in the background

    Step two

    Chop onion in chunks and heat up the Dutch oven on medium heat.

    Step three

    Add oil and once that heats up, add onion and sauté for 10 minutes.

    Step four

    Add garlic paste and continue sautéing for 2 minutes.

    Step five

    Add heaping ½ cup of curry paste to the onions.

    Onions and curry in a pan with coconut milk in the background

    Step six

    Also add fish sauce, coconut milk and chicken broth and bring to a gentle boil.

    Step seven

    Add spinach, stir and take off heat.

    Step eight

    Put the oven rack on the highest level and turn oven to broil/high.

    Step nine

    Place leftover roasted duck breasts on pan and place under broiler to crisp up the skin for 2 minutes.

    Duck breasts broiled on a foil lined pan and spinach in the background

    Step ten

    Cut breasts in slices and place on the plates. I add baked zucchini and spoon curry sauce over the duck breasts!

    Overhead view of the duck in a curry sauce with zucchini on the plate as well

    Doesn’t it make you want to plant your face in the bowl? It does me!

    This duck curry recipe dish is super delicious!

    Other popular poultry recipes

    • Cacciatore
    • Instant pot wings
    • Roasted duck

    And as always, may all your dishes be delish!

    If you’ve tried this or any other recipe on the blog, I’d love the hear what you thought about it in the comments below.  I love hearing from you!  You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM and PINTEREST to see more of my delicious food and delightful cocktails!

    Plated duck curry with zucchini in a white plate - square

    Breast of Duck Curry

    It’s a great way to use your leftover breast of duck!!  But you can also use chicken breast!
    5 from 16 votes
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    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: Poultry
    Keyword: curry dish, duck curry, leftover duck
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 19 minutes
    Total Time: 24 minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Calories: 383kcal
    Author: Elaine Benoit

    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
    • 2 large onions (chopped in chunks)
    • 2 teaspoons garlic paste (or 2 cloves crushed)
    • ½ cup yellow curry paste
    • 15 ounces coconut milk (1 can)
    • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
    • ¾ cup chicken broth
    • 2 cups baby spinach
    • 2 duck breasts (cooked or 2 chicken breasts)

    Instructions

    • Heat a deep sauté pan on medium. Add oil and once that heats up, add onions and sauté for 10 minutes.
      2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 large onions
    • Add garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.
      2 teaspoons garlic paste
    • Add yellow curry paste, fish sauce, coconut milk and chicken broth and let it come to a simmer. Cook for 5 minutes.
      ½ cup yellow curry paste, 15 ounces coconut milk, 2 teaspoons fish sauce, ¾ cup chicken broth
    • Add baby spinach, stir and take off heat.
      2 cups baby spinach
    • With the oven rack on the highest position, turn broiler on high.
    • Place breasts on jelly roll pan and broil for 2 – 4 minutes. Stand there checking to make sure you don't burn the skin.
      2 duck breasts
    • Slice duck in slices and plate. Add a veggie and spoon curry sauce on the duck breasts.
    • Eat
    • Sigh
    • Enjoy

    Equipment

    Dutch oven
    jelly roll pan
    aluminum foil
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    Notes

    You can either use duck breast or chicken breast, you choose!  The calorie count is off because it includes all the curry sauce but you won’t use it all on the breasts!
    Helpful tips
    • Crispy duck and curry sauce goes so well on rice.
    • Instead of yellow curry paste, you could use either green or red curry paste. I prefer the yellow paste in this dish.
    • Here are the run down of what’s in my curry paste: shallots, garlic cloves, ginger, cilantro, curry powder, turmeric powder, salt, and pepper. Click here for the recipe.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 647mg | Potassium: 908mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 12190IU | Vitamin C: 37.1mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 10.6mg
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    Comments

    1. Natalie

      March 12, 2018 at 11:42 am

      I never had duck curry but it looks delicious and so comforting!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 12, 2018 at 12:13 pm

        It’s truly yummy! And super easy especially when you have leftover duck or even chicken!! Thanks for your comment Natalie!

        Reply
    2. Lane | With Two Spoons

      March 12, 2018 at 12:07 pm

      I would love to try this with chicken breasts! YUM!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 12, 2018 at 12:14 pm

        It’s definitely as delicious with chicken breasts Lane!

        Reply
    3. Beth

      March 12, 2018 at 12:10 pm

      Oh, dang!! That looks amazing!! Will you make me some!!??

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 12, 2018 at 12:15 pm

        I will! Next time I see you!! 🙂

        Reply
    4. Jessica Robinson

      March 12, 2018 at 12:34 pm

      Such amazing flavors! Duck or chicken, either way this dish is beyond delicious!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 12, 2018 at 1:22 pm

        Thanks Jessica! I appreciate your comment!

        Reply
    5. Renee @ The Good Hearted Woman

      March 12, 2018 at 12:38 pm

      My husband is a huge duck fan (we even have a daughter who is a Duck at UO! ????). All kidding aside, he would love this, and I’m pretty much up for anything curried. Sounds like a winner!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 12, 2018 at 1:22 pm

        Hehe Renee! I love this dish, especially because you have left over curry sauce. Yum.

        Reply
    6. Ben Myhre

      March 12, 2018 at 12:49 pm

      I want to come over to your house and eat this! That dish and your photos look so great. I do have some duck breasts in the freezer, so I guess I can make my own.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 12, 2018 at 1:21 pm

        Yahoo! You won’t regret it and you will have leftover curry sauce to put it on other goodies! Thanks for your comment Ben!

        Reply
    7. Amanda Mason

      March 13, 2018 at 12:08 am

      I’ve never had duck…is it gamey? This looks absolutely amazing…rich and full of flavor! I will definitely try this with chicken but I might try the duck! I need to try that in a restaurant soon!!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 13, 2018 at 1:52 pm

        I don’t think it’s gamey at all. It tastes like a deeper tasting dark meat on a chicken. All the flesh is like dark meat on the duck! It’s simply divine as I love dark meat! Thank you for your comment Amanda!!

        Reply
    8. Patty

      March 13, 2018 at 6:20 am

      OMG! My mouth is watering just looking at your pictures, that duck looks fantastic and the skin looks so crisp!!! I need to make it soonest since you never want to share your goodies with me! Need to try that curry paste recipe too!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 13, 2018 at 1:51 pm

        Lol, Patty! If only we lived closer, I’d share all my goodies with you. Well, maybe not my last chocolate muffin, but everything else.

        Reply
    9. Kate

      March 13, 2018 at 8:46 am

      I remember trying duck once when I was very young. One of my uncles is a hunter, which is how we got it. That yellow curry pasta looks amaaaaazing! Now you have me in the mood for making a Thai curry. Yum!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 13, 2018 at 1:51 pm

        Thanks so much Kate! I seem to always be in the mood for curry lately!

        Reply
    10. dixya @food, pleasure, and health

      March 13, 2018 at 6:09 pm

      its always hit and miss with duck for me but im absolutely loving your plating and color of this curry. also, that curry sauce is something i need to make soon.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 15, 2018 at 9:50 am

        Thanks Dixya! I appreciate it!!

        Reply
    11. Analida @ ethnicspoon.com

      March 15, 2018 at 9:54 am

      This looks fabulous! I usually order duck when we are dining out and rarely make it at home. I am going to have to try this since I am a huge curry and spicy food fan. I love curry so much I make my own curry powder blend.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 15, 2018 at 7:02 pm

        Thanks Analida!

        Reply
    12. Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen

      March 16, 2018 at 12:34 pm

      I am such a big curry fan, and the sauce in this recipe sounds so full of flavor! Great addition of duck – do you think it would work with lamb as well??

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 17, 2018 at 12:30 pm

        Hi Carrie, I definitely think it would go with lamb!! Yum. I love lamb!

        Reply
    13. Sharon

      March 18, 2018 at 12:03 am

      I’ve had curry many different ways but never with duck. Duck ca be fatty unless you make it right so I do see your hesitation in eating it but this dish sure does look delicious.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:47 am

        Thanks Sharon. I agree, if not cooked properly, duck can be fatty!

        Reply
    14. Marisa Franca

      March 18, 2018 at 3:11 pm

      The duck dish sounds amazing! I like duck — but I’ve only had it once and I don’t know why its only been once. Your curry sounds like a great way to add taste to different dishes. I think I’ll give it a try on chicken until I can get some duck.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 18, 2018 at 3:17 pm

        Thank you Marisa! I appreciate it. Each time I have duck I marvel at the deliciousness!

        Reply
    15. Sara

      March 18, 2018 at 7:52 pm

      This looks really tasty. I have never had curried duck before.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:44 am

        It’s so yummy Sara!! Thanks for your comment!

        Reply
    16. lauren

      March 18, 2018 at 9:08 pm

      Yes please for that crispy skin! Oh my, it looks so tasty. I love duck. It’s my favorite thing to order when we go to a French restaurant. I’ve never had it with curry but this looks fabulous!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:45 am

        Thanks Lauren! It really is spectacular! (Iff’n I do say so myself ;))

        Reply
    17. Sues

      March 18, 2018 at 9:21 pm

      I love curry and I love duck, but I’ve never thought about having them together as one dish! This looks so delicious and flavorful!!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:45 am

        Thank you Sues! It is fun and delicious!

        Reply
    18. Matt Kearns

      March 18, 2018 at 10:36 pm

      I love me some duck but have never tried it with a curry before. This dish looks great Elaine! I’ll definitely try it out!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:45 am

        Thanks so much Matt! It really is easy and delicious!

        Reply
    19. Julie

      March 19, 2018 at 12:24 am

      It’s funny – I hate chicken, but I really like duck. I have yet to try cooking it myself at home, though. It’s time to get over that (mostly, I have no idea where to buy good quality duck!) to try this delicious looking curry.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:46 am

        Thanks Julie. Maybe you like duck instead of chicken because duck is basically all dark meat. I love duck for that reason!

        Reply
    20. Eileen Kelly

      March 19, 2018 at 3:01 am

      I love curry and I have not made a duck curry ever. This is a great recipe and I love that you made it with duck, chicken and leftover’s too.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        March 19, 2018 at 11:47 am

        Thanks Eileen! I appreciate your comment! And yes, I love integrating leftovers in an easy, fun dish

        Reply
    21. Christopher

      April 15, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      Never thought I’d see the days when 1) I would enjoy curry and 2) eat it at home! Awesome way to eat duck, too.

      Reply
      • Elaine

        April 16, 2018 at 12:23 pm

        Haha. I’m as surprised as you!

        Reply

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