🇫🇷 French Cuisine · Breakfast

Viennoiseries

Prep

5 mins

Cook

0 mins

Serves

4

Difficulty

Easy

A morning basket of fresh croissants, pains au chocolat, and pains aux raisins from the local boulangerie.

Ingredients

  • 500g duck legs
  • 1 cup baguette
  • 2 tbsp sliced shallots
  • 1/2 tsp grated nutmeg
  • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • a generous handful of pearl onions
  • a handful of fresh chervil, chopped
  • a generous spoonful of Dijon mustard
  • 2 cups dry red wine
  • 1 tsp herbes de Provence
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped
  • a generous spoonful of unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather and prep the arborio rice and sea bass fillets, measuring everything out so it is ready to go.

  2. 2

    Heat unsalted butter in a non-stick pan over medium heat until warm but not smoking.

  3. 3

    Add the minced garlic and ripe tomatoes, cooking gently until softened, about 3-4 minutes.

  4. 4

    Stir in the sea bass fillets, season with herbes de Provence, and cook until just done, about 0 mins.

  5. 5

    Warm the arborio rice alongside, turning once, until heated through and lightly toasted.

  6. 6

    Plate the arborio rice and spoon the cooked mixture over the top.

Tips

Make a double batch — leftovers reheat beautifully for a quick weekday breakfast.

Keep the heat moderate so the sea bass fillets cooks through gently without drying out or turning rubbery.

Prep the arborio rice and sea bass fillets the night before to make busy mornings much easier.