Spiced fruity glazed duck

Spiced fruity duck
Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

The sweet and spicy flavours make this meat dish really stand out

  • Serves: 4

  • Prep time: 10 mins

  • Cooking time: 20 mins

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
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Method

  1. Grind the spices in a pestle and mortar.
  2. Make 4 to 5 slits into the skin of the duck breasts and rub the spices all over.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Slice the duck breasts diagonally and serve with red cabbage on a bed of sweet potato mash drizzled with the sauce.

By Fong Chau

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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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