The Piton de la Fournaise is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet, it is the star attraction of Reunion Island. A lunar desert stretches as far as the eyes can see, just like the Plaine des Sables which you cross to reach the top of the Piton de la Fournaise. To make this dish, I cook the duck magret directly over the embers, but very slowly to give the meat a regular, pink colour. I use the carcass to make a tasty sauce with vanilla. Then I serve this dish with a selection of beetroot, presented in varying textures.
The ingredients
6 PEOPLEDuck
- 2 Barbary ducks
- Salt
Vanilla Duck juice
- Duck carcasses and trimmings
- 2 vanilla pods
- 2 chopped red onions
- 4 grated garlic cloves
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 red chili
- 1 piece of grated ginger
- 2 sprigs of thyme
- Salt & Pepper
Beetroots
- 6 red beetroots
- 50g butter
- Salt, wild pepper
Finishing touches and presentation
- Dried mushroom and beetroot powder
- Amaranth greens
- Fleur de Sel