Honey soy roast shoveler with blackberry and plum sauce and panseared pears
Healthy, light, delicious and easy, this is a nofuss meal that everyone will enjoy! The sweet flavours will make it a family fave!
SAUCE
Blackberry and plum Sauce
Method
Preheat oven to 160degC.
In an oven bag, add the shoveler, butter, crushed garlic, sweet soy sauce and runny honey. Pierce and tie the bag and carefully shake to coat the bird. Place in the oven for 2 hours 30 minutes.
In a hot frying pan, add the butter and place the pear fleshside down and fry for 12 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside.
Warm up your blackberry and plum sauce using a hot pan or microwave. Serve with tossed mesclun salad and mint leaves. Drizzle avocado oil and balsamic vinegar over the salad with added salt and pepper to taste. A beautiful light dish of shoveler and pear with a side salad.
Method
Place all the ingredients into a saucepan on a medium/high heat for about 12 minutes and ensure all ingredients are mixed in.
Lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring regularly.
Take off the heat and let it cool.
Put the mixture in a blender and blitz until smooth.
Enjoy heated through as a nice addition to any waterfowl dish.