Roast Duck With Orange And Ginger Food

ROAST DUCK WITH ORANGE AND GINGER

Steps:

• Rinse duck and pat dry. Remove neck and giblets and save for another purpose. Remove excess fat from cavity and tail area and trim off a bit of flappy neck skin. Prick duck skin all over with tip of sharp paring knife, making sure not to penetrate meat.
• Mix together salt and 5-spice powder. Season interior of duck with 1 tablespoon salt mixture; use remainder to generously season exterior (you may have a little left over). Combine orange zest with grated ginger and garlic, then smear mixture inside cavity. Place orange wedges in cavity. Tie legs together. Secure neck flap with wooden skewer or toothpicks. Place duck on rack in roasting pan breast-side-up and refrigerate overnight, uncovered.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, bring duck to room temperature and make the glaze: Bring orange juice, honey, sugar and soy sauce to a simmer. Add sliced ginger and star anise, then reduce mixture until you have a medium-thick syrup, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Roast duck for 2 hours, carefully pouring off fat and turning duck over every 30 minutes. Paint with glaze and roast another 30 minutes (2 1/2 hours in all). Tent with foil if glaze begins to get too dark. Duck is done when temperature at thickest part of leg reads 165 degrees. Paint duck once more, keep warm and let rest 20 minutes. Use poultry shears to cut into quarters (remove backbone first) or carve in the traditional way, removing legs from carcass and slicing breast. Serve with mashed butternut squash if desired.

ROASTED DUCK WITH ORANGE GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Begin by placing the duck breast side up on a baking rack. Season with the salt and pepper, and roast until the juices run barely pink, about 45 minutes. Remove the duckling from the pan and set it aside.
• Degrease the pan drippings by skimming off the top layer.
• To prepare the sauce, combine the sugar and water and caramelize carefully. Add the wine, vinegar, orange juice and ginger. Mix them well and reduce by half. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Add the pan drippings, reduce the heat and simmer until sauce reduces by half. Once sauce is done, strain it through a cheesecloth or fine strainer and set aside.
• To serve, place the duckling on a large serving tray. Add the orange segments on top and around the duck, and pour the sauce over the duck.

CRISPY DUCK WITH ORANGE-GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Prepare marinade: in a big bowl, whisk the marinade ingredients together.
• Trim duck breasts of any skin or fat that hangs over the edges.
• Score the skin in a diamond pattern with cross hatches at ½ inch intervals, but do not cut into the flesh.
• Place duck in a large zip-lock plastic bag and pour in the marinade.
• Press out the air and seal tightly; turn bag to distribute marinade; place in a bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
• Remove duck from bag and discard marinade.
• Grill, skin side down, over Direct Low heat until the internal temperature reaches 160°, 12-15 minutes, turning once.
• The juices should be lightly pink; the skin golden brown and crisp.
• Let rest for 3-5 minutes; serve warm.

HONEY & GINGER SOY DUCK

Steps:

• pre-heat oven 180
• FOR THE MARINADE Score the top of the duck breast. Make the marinade: Mix all the above ingredients together except the chicken stock. Place the breast in the marinade and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Remove the breasts from the marinade, pat dry and pan fry them in olive oil on both sides until they are brown. Place in the oven skin side down for 10 minutes(or until you feel cooked thru) remove from the oven and leave to rest.
• Add the duck marinade to the chicken stock and reduce until the sauce reaches the right consistency, strain through a fine seive into a pan season with finely milled pepper
• Add duck to plate and cover with sauce
• If you find it difficult to remove the zest from the grater use a pastry brush and brush down the grater on a slight angle, this seems to work well

ORANGE GINGER SAUCE FOR DUCK

Steps:

• Place all ingredients - except grapes, water and cornstarch into a small saucepan.
• In a very small container, stir together the cornstrch and water to form a smooth paste.
• Simmer, stir in paste incrementally as needed to thicken.
• Add grapes and serve sauce under crispy duck quarters.

ROAST DUCK WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Sprinkle inside of duck with caraway seeds; prick skin all over with a fork. In a large skillet, sauté vegetables in oil. Stir in broth, seasonings and stuffing., Loosely stuff duck with stuffing mixture. Skewer neck opening; tie drumsticks together with kitchen string. Place breast side up on a rack in a large shallow roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and a thermometer reads 170° for the duck and 165° for the stuffing, 2-1/2 to 3-1/4 hours. Drain fat from pan as it accumulates. Cover loosely with foil if duck browns too quickly. Cover and let stand 20 minutes before removing stuffing and carving., Meanwhile, for glaze, combine sugars, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan. Gradually stir in orange juice, zest and hot pepper sauce until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with duck.