Duck with Orange Sauce

• Meat

  • 1 Duck

• Produce

  • 2 tsp Orange, zest

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/4 cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Drinks

  • 3/4 cup Orange juice

• Dairy

  • 1 tbsp Butter

• Other

  • 4 pieces Thinly sliced orange (optional

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 duck (5 lbs or more)
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• Sauce:
• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tbs butter
• 2 tsp grated orange zest
• ¾ cup orange juice
• 4 pieces thinly sliced orange (optional)

Directions

• Wash duck and dry thoroughly. Remove excess fat from the cavity area. Prick the skin at 1-inch intervals over the entire bird.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place bird breast side up on a rack set in a deep roasting pan.
• Mix salt & pepper and sprinkle over the bird.
• Roast for 40-45 minutes; prick the skin again and turn bird breast slide down.
• Roast for another 40-45 minutes; prick the skin again and turn bird breast side up.
• Remove bird from the oven, cover loosely with foil and let it rest at least 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce--place all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to boil stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and gently boil until sauce has the consistency of pancake syrup. This should take about 15 minutes.
• Brush the duck with some of the sauce.
• Cut duck into quarters and serve with additional sauce.