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    Print Recipe Beef medallions with red wine jus and duchess potatoes Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 1 hour Ingredients DUCHESS POTATOES 500g potatoes 150g butter 1 egg salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste RED WINE JUS 30ml (2 tbsp) olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed 3 bay leaves