Seared Duck Breast with Amarula

Ingredients

• • 2 duck breasts
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) cracked black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons (45 ml) Amarula
  • 1 shallot, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons (30 ml) butter
  • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups (500 ml) chicken broth
  • 1/2-inch (1-cm) vanilla bean, split in half and scraped
  • Salt