What are some good side items to go with duck breast? I'm planning on doing the duck in the sous vide and then getting a nice sear on it.

I think you want something simple that will contrast with the richness of the duck.

Kenji serves his sous vide duck breast with steamed greens.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/08/we-test-the-new-low-price-sansaire-sous-vide-ciculator-from-modernist-cuisine.html

Asparagus is showing up in stores here.

Not so much sides, but Duck is often combined with some kind of fruit, e.g. Duck a l'orange. There are lots of recipes out there with cherries or berries.

Still have any blood orange from that cake?

biobioprof said:

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I think you want something simple that will contrast with the richness of the duck.

Kenji serves his sous vide duck breast with steamed greens.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/08/we-test-the-new-low-price-sansaire-sous-vide-ciculator-from-modernist-cuisine.html

Asparagus is showing up in stores here.

Not so much sides, but Duck is often combined with some kind of fruit, e.g. Duck a l'orange. There are lots of recipes out there with cherries or berries.

Still have any blood orange from that cake?

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Oranges are all gone, but I think I'm going to do a blueberry shallot sauce with it. I may just keep it simple with some roasted potatoes.

Cabbage. Like sweet and sour. What I think of as German style.

I like the roulade recipe in the French laundry cookbook. The duck is paired with creamed corn and a morel sauce.

mashed potatoes with duck gravy.

More witches!

The serious eats sous vide duck recipe did not disappoint. I had the heat up a tad bit too high on the skin, though, but it wasn't too burned. High on our big burner is like super mega high.