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Ingredients

  • 1 pound duck skin or duck bacon, cut into 1-inch to 1/4 -inch lardons
  • 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup pine nuts
  • 2 Belgian endives, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
  • 8 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup Pecorino cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  • In an 8-inch non-stick saute pan, render duck skin or bacon over medium heat to crisp cracklings.
  • Remove and set aside on paper towels and pour off all but 1 tablespoon of duck fat.
  • Add onion and cook until softened (about 8 to 10 minutes).
  • Add pine nuts and endives and cook 2 minutes until endives have softened.
  • Add eggs and cheese and season with salt and pepper and stir well with pine nut mixture.
  • Allow eggs to set on bottom by cooking without stirring 2 minutes and place in oven.
  • Cook 8 to 9 minutes, or until eggs have set but are not dried out.
  • Remove from oven, flip out onto plate and allow to cool.
  • To serve plain, slice into wedges like a pie and serve, sprinkling over pine nuts and cracklings or use as contorno for stuffed duck neck dish.