Duckling With Star Fruit Carambola Sauce Food

10 WAYS TO USE STARFRUIT

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a starfruit recipe in 30 minutes or less!

BAKED FISH FILLETS WITH STAR FRUIT (CARAMBOLA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F
• Select a baking dish to hold fillets in a single layer. Spread a little less than half the butter in the dish.
• Set fillets on butter. Add salt and pepper.
• Cut off star fruit tips. Slice fruit thin; arrange on fish.
• Dot with remaining butter.
• Taste star fruit; if rather sweet, sprinkle with a healthy dose of lime juice; if tart, a smaller amount.
• Bake for about 8 minutes, until fish just becomes opaque in the center. It will continue to bake in the dish, so do not overcook.
• Serve at once.

STAR FRUIT (CARAMBOLA) CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and stir well.
• Bring to a simmer over medium high heat and cook 25 minutes
• Use your stick blender to make it smooth and simmer until thickened.

DUCKLING WITH STAR FRUIT (CARAMBOLA) SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Remove giblets and fat from body cavity of ducklings and reserve for another time. Rinse ducklings inside and out with cold water.
• Pat dry with paper towels.
• Stuff ducklings with thyme, parsley, bay leaves, onion, carrot, celery and salt and pepper to taste.
• Tie legs together with string. Pierce skin all over with tip of small knife.
• Arrange ducklings on rack in large shallow roasting pan. Roast at 375F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until thermometer inserted between leg and thigh registers 180°F
• Spoon off fat from roasting pan several times during baking.
• Remove ducklings and rack from pan, reserving drippings in pan.
• Keep ducklings warm.
• Put sauce ingredients in a pan over medium heat. Bring to boil and reduce heat. Simmer until reduced.
• Server over duckling and garnish with star fruit slices.

STAR FRUIT PICKLES (CARAMBOLA)

Steps:

• Place carambola slices in glass jar or bowl.
• Make a syrup of sugar, vinegar, and spices. Bring to a boil and pour over carambola slices.
• Let stand overnight in the refrigerator.
• Next day, drain off syrup and bring to a boil.
• Place carambola slices in hot, sterilized jars and pour boiling syrup over, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe jar mouths and adjust lids. Process in boiling water-bath canner 10 minutes.

STAR FRUIT (CARAMBOLA) AND GINGER DRINK

Steps:

• Trim the ends and edges of the star fruit.
• Blend star fruit and ginger with water and lime juice then strain (or not, I don't). Add sugar and serve chilled.