Love your sliders but want to try something new? Try these scrumptious roast pear and duck sliders with mayonnaise and snow pea shoots. A great dinner party appetiser.
Ingredients
3 fresh duck legs
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup plum sauce
4 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
4 Corella pears, sliced
Olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
8 small bread rolls for sliders
Quality mayonnaise
Snow pea shoots
Method
Preheat oven to 150°C
Place the duck legs into an oven proof dish and season with salt & pepper
Combine the maple syrup, plum sauce and apple cider in a small bowl and mix well, pour the sauce over the duck legs and turn to coat well
Cover the baking dish with baking paper and foil to seal. Place the duck legs in the pre-heated oven for 1 hour, remove the foil and paper and return to oven for a further 30 minutes or until tender
Remove from the oven and cool duck legs in the cooking liquid 30 minutes
For the pears, place in a small bowl, drizzle the pears with the olive oil, sprinkle with the salt and sugar, toss to coat well. Transfer the pears to a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes, until golden brown. Allow to cool
When cool remove the meat from the bones and using two forks shred the duck meat. Return the shredded duck meat to the liquid and gently heat through
To Assemble Sliders: Gently warm the bread rolls, then cut the rolls in half, spread top and bottom with mayonnaise, top with shredded duck, snow pea shoots and pear slices
Serve immediately
Tips & Hints
Shredded duck can be prepared well in advance and stored in the refrigerator up to 4 days. If you need to cheat - purchase a Peking duck from the Asian deli. Duck sliders filled with Asian Pear Slaw would be delicious.