Honey-roasted duck with creamed cauliflower

Name: Honey-roasted duck with creamed cauliflower
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kgs duck; 2 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; 4 Tbsps honey; 2 bunches watercress; 1 head cauliflower, broken into small florets; 2 shallots, finely sliced; 1 knob butter; 4 Tbsps double cream; 6 garlic cloves; 300 milliliters milk; 1 serving vegetable oil, for frying

Honey-roasted duck with creamed cauliflower is a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 52g of protein, 170g of fat, and a total of 1872 calories. This recipe covers 47% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cauliflower, honey, watercress, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. Roasted Duck with Apples, Honey & Cider Vinegar, Pan-roasted Duck Breasts With Sherry, Honey & Thyme Sauce, and Honey & Curry Roasted Cauliflower are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas

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Dry the duck with kitchen paper and liberally season all over with coarse salt.

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Coarse Salt

Whole Duck

Put the thyme and bay leaves inside the cavity, then place the duck on a rack over a roasting tray.

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Bay Leaves

Thyme

Whole Duck

Cook for 10 mins or until the skin begins to turn golden, then reduce the heat to 180C/fan 160C/ gas

Cook for a further 45 mins, basting the bird with honey every 5 mins or so for the final 20 mins of cooking. Your bird will now be roasted to medium cook 10 mins more, if you like your duck well done. Set aside to rest, uncovered, for 10 mins.

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Honey

Whole Duck

Meanwhile, make the creamed cauliflower. In a pan, cook the caulifl ower and shallots in the butter over a low heat for 20 mins until softened and any liquid has evaporated. Spoon into a liquidiser with the cream and whizz to a pure. Season and keep warm.

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Cauliflower

Shallot

Butter

Cream

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Frying Pan

For the garlic crisps, thinly slice the garlic cloves using a really sharp knife or a mandolin.

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Garlic

Chips

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Knife

Place the slices in a pan along with the milk and slowly bring to the boil.

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Milk

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Remove from the heat and strain the garlic slices, discarding the milk (or save it for mashed potato). Leave the garlic to drain on kitchen paper. Cover the bottom of a frying pan with the oil and heat. Fry the slices, a couple at a time, until golden and crisp, then remove with a slotted spoon.

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Garlic

Potato