Spiced fruity glazed duck
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The sweet and spicy flavours make this meat dish really stand out
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Prep time: 10 mins
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Cooking time: 20 mins
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Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 4 duck breasts2tsp black peppercorns
- 1tsp rock salt
- 1tsp coriander seeds
- 1/2tsp ground all spice
- Pinch of ground cinnamon
- Sauce
- 2tbsp sweetner
- 150ml red wine or port
- 1 orange
- 75g (3oz) fresh or frozen cranberries
- 2tbsp cranberry jelly
Method
- Grind the spices in a pestle and mortar.
- Make 4 to 5 slits into the skin of the duck breasts and rub the spices all over.
- Heat a large griddle or frying pan and cook the duck breasts skin side down for 4-5 mins, then draining off any excess fat, turn the breasts and cook for a further 4-5 mins according to thickness, allow a little longer if you like the meat well cooked. Allow to rest in a warm place for 2-3 mins.
- Meanwhile to make the sauce, add sweetner, wine, zest and juice of orange, cranberries and cranberry jelly to saucepan and simmer for 10 mins until thickened and syrupy.
- Slice the duck breasts diagonally and serve with red cabbage on a bed of sweet potato mash drizzled with the sauce.
By Fong Chau
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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