How to Cook Duck Breast - Gressingham Duck

Follow our simple guide where we show you how to cook duck breast.

This is a simple and easy method of cooking duck breasts to give you the perfect result every time.

[thegoon]

why are ppl saying this guy stole gordon ramsay's video? look at the time stamps. gordon ramsay uploaded his vid a year ago and this vid was uploaded 4 years ago lol

[Coolchick]

I used this video and the duck turned out great! For ONE medium to large duck breast, I cooked it in a medium heat pan (skin down) until the fat was almost all rendered, which was about 6 minutes. Turned it and seared the other side for 30 seconds. Transferred to preheated baking dish, skin down, cooked in the oven for 6 minutes at 200ºC. Rested for 5 minutes, skin up. Served with rice and homemade plum sauce - delicious!

[federicofratelli]

Great video, I bought two Gressingham breast fillets and cooked as explained on the video (and also how it handily says on the pack), it came out perfect and was delicious. In the future I would have perhaps let it stay in the oven for just a little less time than it says on the pack to make it rarer, although it could be that my oven was too hot. Overall really good!

[raynarks]

I’ve never cooked duck before. I followed this & it was beautiful. I did it in a halogen oven, after the pan. I put it on a rack in the oven & let the fat run over the potatoes. Thanks.

[HKKetoRecipes]

WHY IS HE NOT TURNING THE STOVE OFF!!!!

[mayumahi]

I tried this and it was delicious, and very moist! He says 4 to 6 minutes. Not 40hrs and 6 minutes or 46 minutes!

[fourteengoogleaccount]

On your website the pictures say place in the oven skin side up, but the video says skin side down? Also says 6-8 mins in the pan, but 3 minutes on the video... Can we have some consistency please!

[maplebanks]

better to put them skin side down on a cold pan, because if you have the pan hot it will seal in the fat.

[marianoonan]

great job well done, quick and to the point, i hope mine will look as well when i get cooking

[paskajuzzy]

As a chef I really dont see the need to put duck in the oven at all... as you can all see, the duck on this video ends up being clearly overcooked. Still delicious, but if you serve them medium rare they are over the top. Just the pan is the way to go. :)

[StormLaker]

Came down here thinking this was for wild duck breast....guess this should work the same if I leave the skin on. Wild duck is fantastic, it's a real treat for me to get out to harvest a limit of mallards afield and enjoy them on my table. Great video! 

[adderladders]

Video says 4 to 6 minutes in oven, website says 15 to 18.

[bartelR]

lol in the background: "love food" ... rabbit and pheasant watching him cook, just hanging around, chilling, relaxing :D

[tonybichler]

I plan on going duck hunting this year (something I haven't done since I was 13) Thank you for this helpful video.

[armtehcannon]

I think Gordon Ramsay is a big fan of this guy. I ended up doing the same thing following Gordon’s video and turned out amazing. Put the duck meat on top of rice and used vinegar and water to deglaze the pan. Then used that glaze from the pan on top of the duck and rice.

Side note, before you deglaze the pan store as much duck fat in another container, then use what’s left on the pan for the glaze.

[kiminokami]

Why do you leave the burner on the whole time?

[Vorsp]

When the skin is, nice, golden and crispy, then you have my permission to sear.

[iameartchan]

3 types of commenters here:
- People who simply appreciate
- Gordon Ramsay's "huge" fans
- Duck experts

[polemeros]

Just did a Moulard breast the other day. Started with cold pan. It was SPECTACULAR. A major sin to each something so delicious. And I had enough fat for potatoes next day.

[donbels]

wow, did you use the same script as gordon ramsey?