MCO 3.0 Day 75: Smoked duck aglio olio on lockdown Hari Raya Haji holiday

Smoked duck aglio olio is Jaden’s favourite after he tried it at Naughty Babe Dirty Duck and Skinny Dip. Very often, he would order this when we dine there.

Naughty Babe Dirty Duck
When I ran out of idea of what to cook, I always ponder of what Jaden likes. Jaden’s favourite food is my inspiration to try new recipe. I searched for the recipe and watched several YouTube. I usually pick those with similar ingredients as what written on restaurants’ menu. After tried cooking this pasta twice and Jaden gave 👍, I decided to perfect the pasta. I cooked for my brother and cousin too. Afterall, it’s Hari Raya Haji holiday today.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Adha to my muslim friends
Ingredients for 2 serving:
- 200g pasta noodles of your choice
- 1 smoked duck breast (about 200-250g, thaw frozen smoked duck thoroughly)
- 30g butter (cut down to 20g if don’t like too oily)
- 6 tbsp olive oil (cut down to 5 tbsp if don’t like too oily)
- 6 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
- 6 shallots, sliced thinly
- 2 tsp dried chilli flakes (reduce to 1 tsp if don’t want too spicy)
- Zest of 1 orange
- 50g sundried tomatoes, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves, roughly torn, stalks removed (can omit)
- 1 sprig fresh basil
- 1.5 tbsp balsamic vinegar (can omit)
- Salt and pepper to taste

Bought online from Lazada. The delivery charges is more expensive than the meat.

Ristoris dried tomatoes seasoned with spices and aromatic herbs and preserved in sunflower seed oil.
Prepare the pasta
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Once boiled, sprinkle some salt into the water.
- Cook the pasta according to instructions on the packaging.
Prepare the smoked duck
- Heat some oil in a frying pan, over medium heat.
- Sear the duck breast, skin down for about 5 minutes, until crisp.
- Flip over and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Once it is cooled, slice the duck breast thinly, reserving torn or smaller bits of meat to be included into the pasta.
Prepare the aglio-olio sauce
- In a pan over medium-high heat, add butter and olive oil. Cook until butter melts.
- Add in garlic, shallots, chilli and orange zest and cook for about 2 minutes.

3. Add in dried tomatoes, some of the coriander, basil and seasoning. Toss briefly.

4. Add in small chunks of smoked duck breast meat pieces and reduce to low heat.
5. Drain the pasta and add into the aglio-olio sauce.
6. Combine some remainder coriander and balsamic vinegar into the dish.
7. Once all the ingredients combined well, dish out onto serving plates, and arrange sliced smoked duck breast on the side or on top.
8. Garnish with fresh basil and serve warm.
For brother and cousin’s lunch. Jaden said “You gave them so much?”

For Jay and Bryan
Jaden always asked me to cook more so that he could eat over 2 meals. But not today. 350g of Barilla spaghetti was just enough for the 3 of them.

Jaden’s lunch.
I sent this pasta for brother and cousin’s lunch today with ice cream as dessert.

My brother said “Same standard as Naughty Babe Dirty Duck. Thanks SL. Very nice, bryan love it so much. 👍🏻👍🏻”
My cousin “Hi Saw Leng, thanks for the very yummy Duck Aglio Olio ! 👌🏻 I shall keep the recipe”.
When they asked for the recipe, you know it’s a good one.