Duck With Black Olives And Black Olive Risotto

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19 Ingredients

• 4 ozs (about 3 slices) thick-sliced slab bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide pieces
• One 1/8-inch thick slice presunto, serrano ham, or prosciutto, cut into 1/8-inch cubes
• 5 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tsps chopped fresh rosemary leaves
• 1 Tbsp plus 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 1 cup chicken stock or low-sodium store-bought broth
• 2/3 cup tawny port or medium-dry Madeira
• 3/4 to 1 cup oil-cured black olives, to taste, pitted, halved, and rinsed
• 4 boneless moulard duck breast halves (about 3 lbs total)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 cups chicken stock or store-bought low-sodium broth
• 3 Tbsps olive oil
• 1 small yellow onion, minced
• 2 cups Carolino, Carnaroli, or Arborio rice
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 2/3 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus curls for garnish
• 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
• 3/4 cup pitted oil-cured black olives, rinsed if overly salty, thinly sliced lengthwise, plus mor...
• 2 Tbsps minced fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves