La Provence + Case of the leftovers: duck biscuit with honey hot suace
Because I booked a swamp tour for us at Honey Island, we trekked to John Besh's La Provence for a pre-swamp brunch. We were honestly still satisfied from our breakfast at Willa Jean's, but still powered through with a 3 - course lunch at his French countryside + New Orleans restaurant. My grandma had a very special stuffed quail gumbo and seared Gulf pompano, while I enjoyed too much of the chicken live pate, herb dinner tolls, and seared duck breast. But alas, we were not physically able to finish our entrees (plus we had to get to our tour on time), so I was fortunate enough to bring home leftover duck breast. We luckily got to walk some of it off among the pigsties and herb gardens behind the restaurant!
Now this is where I got creative. I could have simply reheated the duck and sweet potato cake and called it a day, but I have this problem where I can't eat the same thing two days in a row. So I re-seared the duck and served it with Parish Farms' fresh arugula, drizzled with honey and Crystal hot sauce, sandwiched between a leftover Biscuit from The Arcade Restaurant in Memphis. Yes, I'm that resourceful and that much of a leftover hoarder. But hey! I try not to waste any food if I can help it.
So, happy new year and may everyone's new years resolutions be to eat merry and waste less! :)
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Duck biscuit with Crystal honey
2-3 generous slices of duck breast
1 warm biscuit
1/3 cup arugula (Fresh from Parish Farms)
1 tsp honey (I got some of that swamp honey from Honey Island)
1/4 tsp Louisiana style hot sauce (I used Crystal; Tabasco would be similar)
1. Sear duck breast until warm
2. Drizzle honey and hot sauce onto biscuit
3. Top with arugula
4. Sandwich in the duck
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| AFTER |
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