Slow-cooked duck tacos with pineapple salsa

  • Portion size: Serves 4-6
  • Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 2 hours
  • Difficulty: medium

Melt-in-your-mouth slow-cooked, tequila-spiked duck, fiery pineapple salsa and creamy chipotle mayo all wrapped up in a soft tortilla. Gather the troops – it’s Mexican night!

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Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil for frying
  • 4 Gressingham duck legs, pierced all over with the tip of a sharp knife
  • 1 medium pineapple, peeled, halved and cored
  • 200ml tequila (we used El Jimador), plus a splash for the salsa
  • 100ml chicken stock
  • 2 tsp chipotle paste
  • Pinch dried chipotle chilli flakes
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 2 jalapeño chillies (or 1 red chilli), deseeded and finely chopped
  • Bunch fresh coriander, chopped
  • 1 lime, halved

FOR THE CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE

  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp soured cream
  • 2 tsp chipotle paste

To serve

  • Pack 8 corn tortillas
  • 1 large (or 2 small) ripe avocados
  • ½ iceberg lettuce
  • Lime wedges for squeezing

You’ll also need… 

  • Shallow flameproof casserole or large ovenproof frying pan
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 160°C/140°C fan/gas 3. Heat a splash of oil in the casserole/pan over a medium-high heat. Add the duck legs, skin-side down, and brown for 5 minutes.
  2. Chop half the pineapple and whizz in a food processor with the tequila, stock, chipotle paste, chilli flakes and seasoning to make a smooth sauce. (Alternatively, use a bowl and a stick blender.)
  3. Pour away any excess fat from the duck and add the whizzed sauce to the casserole or pan. Bring to a fast simmer, then put in the oven and cook, uncovered, for 2 hours.
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  5. For the pineapple salsa, finely dice the remaining pineapple and put in a bowl with the chopped red onion, chillies and most of the coriander. Add a splash of tequila and the juice of ½ lime, season and set aside.
  6. Mix the chipotle mayo ingredients in a bowl and season. To serve, warm the tortillas in the oven. Slice the avocados, shred the lettuce and toss in a serving bowl with the juice of the remaining ½ lime and some salt and black pepper.
  7. Using 2 forks, shred the duck meat, then mix back into the sauce (discard the skin and bones). Add a squeeze more lime and seasoning, then serve in the tortillas with the mayo, salad and salsa, remaining coriander and lime wedges for squeezing.

Nutrition

  • 739kcals Calories
  • 58.1g (12.6g saturated) Fat
  • 67.2g Protein
  • 47.4g (23.2g sugars) Carbs
  • 7.7g Fibre
  • 1.3g Salt

For 6

Make Ahead

Cook the duck legs up to 2 days ahead, cool and keep covered in the fridge. To serve, reheat in a medium oven until piping hot.

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alexlawson25@gmail.com

I make this all the time, great for hosting people and always a hit

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