Confit Duck Samosas & Spiced Pear Puree
 
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Great for parties, but also a fun recipe to get the whole family making, plus it is super tasty too!
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • *Filling*
  • 75g Confit Duck leg (apparently you can buy tins of this, otherwise make your own)
  • 80ml Pedro Ximinez sherry
  • 30g Cape raisins
  • 1.5 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • *Samosas*
  • 2 Sheets filo pastry cut in half & then again length ways into 3, leaving you with 6 pieces
  • 50ml unsalted butter, melted
  • *Pear Puree*
  • 2 Ripe pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
  • ¼ tsp Allspice
  • Juice ½ lemon
  • 1tsp reserved sherry liquor
Instructions
  1. *For the confit duck filling* -
  2. In a small pan combine the raisins and the sherry. Bring to the boil, remove from the heat and leave to soak for 1 hour.
  3. Once soaked strain the raisins, reserving the sherry.
  4. In a small bowl mix together the soaked raisins, shredded confit duck leg, hoisin sauce and ½ of the reserved sherry. Mix well, cover and chill.
  5. *For the samosa* -
  6. Preheat an oven to 160C. Lay a strip of the filo lengthways on your work surface and brush all over the the melted butter.
  7. Place a tsp of the filling at the top of the sheet of filo. Fold the top right hand corner over to make a triangular shape. Follow the triangular pattern all the way down the filo strip. Brush again with the melted butter and place on a baking tray with the seam underneath. Repeat with the remaining filo and filling.
  8. Place in the oven and bake for 6-7 minutes until golden, turn the samosa and bake for a further 6-7 minutes until golden brown all over. Remove, place on a cooling rack and let cool.
  9. *For the spiced pear puree* -
  10. Place the chopped pear pieces into a mini blender. Add the allspice, lemon juice and sherry liquor. Blitz to a smooth puree, remove and pour into a small container.
  11. *To serve* -
  12. Spoon a tsp of the spiced pear puree onto each samosa and serve.
Recipe by Cherished By Me at https://cherishedbyme.com/2016/12/confit-duck-samosas-spiced-pear-puree/