Add the refreshing taste of orange to your roast duckling. This recipe is sure to become a holiday favorite in your home.
Roast Duck with Orange Sauce
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 3 hr 10 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 duckling (4 to 5 pounds)
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup currant jelly
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 orange, peeled and sectioned
- 1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F.
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Step2Fasten neck skin of duckling to back with skewers. Fold wings across back with tips touching. Place duckling, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Pierce skin all over with fork. Loosely tie legs to the tail, if desired, to better hold even shape during cooking. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh muscle and does not touch bone.
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Step3Roast uncovered about 2 hours 30 minutes or until thermometer reads 180°F and juice is no longer pink when center of thigh is cut. Place tent of aluminum foil loosely over breast during last hour to prevent excessive browning. Place duckling on heated platter. Let stand 15 minutes for easier carving.
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Step4Heat orange peel, orange juice, jelly, lemon juice, mustard and salt to boiling in 1-quart saucepan. Mix water and cornstarch; stir into sauce. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
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Step5Stir in orange sections and liqueur. Brush duckling with some of the orange sauce. Serve with remaining sauce.
Nutrition
485
Calories
24 g
Total Fat
49 g
Protein
19 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 485
- Calories from Fat
- 215
- Total Fat
- 24 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Cholesterol
- 155 mg
- Sodium
- 230 mg
- Potassium
- 0mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 49 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 24%
- 24%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 14%
- 14%
Exchanges:
7 Lean Meat; 1 Fat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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