Seared Duck Breasts With Cherry Rhubarb Chutney - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup honey
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced
5 sage leaves, chopped
2 cups rhubarb, sliced
1/2 cup chopped vidalia onion
2 cups tart cherries, stemmed and pitted
4 boneless duck breasts, with excess skin removed.

Preparation

combine first 10 ingredients in a large saucepan.
bring to simmer over low heat until sugar dissolves.
add rhubarb, onions and cherries raise heat to medium, cook until rhubarb is tender and mixture thickens, about 10 minutes, remove from heat and cool.
for duck:
with a sharp knife, score the fat on the breasts in a cross pattern.
heat a grill pan and add duck, fat side down, cook for 5 minutes.
you can turn them to create a nice grill mark and cook for 3-5 minutes more, to taste.
drain the fat.
(i like mine well, family likes their's rare).
turn over and cook 5-10 minutes more, to taste.
serve with chutney.