Honey Duck

Name: Honey Duck
Prep time: 3 h 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil leaves; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root; 237 milliliters honey; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 orange, quartered; 118 milliliters undiluted, thawed orange juice concentrate; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters water; 2 kilograms whole duck, rinsed

Honey Duck is a gluten free recipe with 8 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 101g of fat, and a total of 1179 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of duck, basil leaves, honey, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the fresh ginger root you could follow this main course with the Flourless almond ginger cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

In a small bowl mix together mix together the basil, ginger and salt and sprinkle mixture on inside and outside of duck. Stuff duck with orange quarters and lay in roaster.

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Ginger

Orange

Basil

Whole Duck

Salt

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Roasting Pan

Bowl

Add water.

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Water

In a small saucepan combine the honey, butter, lemon juice and orange juice concentrate. Simmer together over low heat until syrupy; pour a little of the mixture over the duck, saving the rest for basting. Cover roaster.

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Orange Juice Concentrate

Lemon Juice

Butter

Honey

Whole Duck

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Sauce Pan

Roasting Pan

Bake/roast ducks in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn duck breast down, reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and roast covered for another 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until very tender. If desired, turn duck breast up during last few minutes of cooking, to brown.

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Duck Breast