Roast Duck with Cherry Sauce

Roast Duck with Cherry Sauce
Roast Duck with Cherry Sauce requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe has 123 calories, 2g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. It works well as a side dish. If you have onion, celery, garnishes: cherries, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

1
Remove giblets and neck from duckling; reserve for another use. Rinse duckling thoroughly with cold water; pat dry with paper towels.
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2
Rub 1 orange quarter over skin and inside cavity of duckling.
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Place remaining orange quarters, 2 parsley sprigs, and next 3 ingredients in cavity of duckling; close cavity with skewers. Tie ends of legs together with string. Lift wingtips up and over back, and tuck under duckling.
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4
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
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Place duckling on a rack in a shallow roasting pan breast side up. Insert meat thermometer into meaty portion of thigh, making sure it does not touch bone.
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Bake, uncovered, at 425 for 45 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 400; bake 35 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 18
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Turn duckling often during baking for more even browning and crisping of skin, if desired.
8
Transfer duckling to a serving platter; let stand 10 minutes before carving.
9
Garnish, if desired.
10
Serve with Cherry Sauce.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score11
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