From pan-seared, medium-rare breasts to fork-tender confit legs, these main dish duck recipes offer well-tested methods for making entertaining-worthy entrées.
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Crispy Koji Duck Confit With Garlicky Duck-Fat Rice and Umeboshi Recipe
A leg of koji duck confit is held above the surface of the duck fat it was cooked in.
Koji Duck Confit Recipe
Duck à l'Orange
Duck à l'Orange Recipe
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Seared Duck Breast With Prosciutto, Sage, and Peaches Recipe
Closeup of a sliced duck breast pastrami on a wooden cutting board
Duck Pastrami Recipe
A bowl of Cantonese roast duck soup with noodles
3-Step Cantonese Roast Duck Soup Noodles
Pineapple Duck Curry
Pineapple Duck Curry From 'Everyday Thai Cooking'
Closeup of Sweet-Tart Duck Breasts With Fresh Cherry Sauce.
Sweet-Tart Duck Breasts With Fresh Cherry Sauce Recipe
Whole roasted Peking duck with plum sauce and cucumbers.
Peking Duck with Mandarin Pancakes and Plum Sauce
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Sunday Supper: Seared Duck Breast and Apricot Compote Recipe
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Duck of Paradise Recipe
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Harold Dieterle's Duck Larb Recipe
Duck and Fig Terrine
Duck Terrine With Figs From 'My Paris Kitchen'
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Crispy Duck with Blackberry Gastrique, Roasted Pearl Onions, and Israeli Cous-Cous Recipe
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Slow-Roasted Duck Leg and Crunchy Root Vegetable Salad Recipe
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Pappardelle With Duck Ragu From 'Roberta's'
Duck with figs and barolo
Nigel Slater's Duck with Figs and Barolo
French in a Flash: Rustic Roast Duck with New Potatoes, Sugar Snaps, and Spring Onions Recipe
Melissa Clark's Seared Duck Breast with Garam Masala and Grapes
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Peppered Duck Breasts With Cherry-Port Sauce Recipe
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French in a Flash: Slow-Roasted Duck Leg and Crunchy Root Vegetable Salad
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Peppered Duck Breasts with Cherry-Port Sauce | Grilling