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Roast duck pie with sage forcemeat balls & parsley pastry

For the filling:

Place 2 duck legs in a hob-to-oven pan with a drop of plain oil

Season with salt and fry over a medium heat until the legs are golden on both sides

Transfer to oven and cook through (around 30 minutes at 180C Fan)

Remove the duck legs from the oven

Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pan

Place back on the hob over a medium heat

Cut 4 slices of unsmoked streaky bacon into strips and add to the pan

Chop 4 medium mushrooms in to sixths and add to the pan

Fry the mushrooms until golden and bacon til crispy

Add to the pan:

200 ml of red wine

100ml of chicken stock

A bay leaf or 2

 Put a lid on the pan, bring to the boil and then simmer for 30 minutes until the liq...