BROILED DUCK BREASTS WITH ORANGE CHIPOTLE SAUCE

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Categories     Duck     Broil     Quick & Easy     Lime     Orange     Hot Pepper     Cinnamon     Maple Syrup     Gourmet

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

For sauce
2 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons maple syrup (preferably dark amber or Grade B)
1 tablespoon finely chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo
1 (3- to 4-inch) cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
1 teaspoon salt
For duck
3 (1-lb) boneless Muscovy duck breasts with skin or 6 (7- to 8-oz) Long Island (also called Pekin) duck breast halves with skin
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Special Equipment
an instant-read thermometer

Steps:

  • Make sauce:
  • Boil all sauce ingredients in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, skimming foam occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to about 1 cup, 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand while duck broils.
  • Prepare duck:
  • Remove rack of a broiler pan, then add 1 cup water to broiler pan and replace rack. Preheat broiler with pan 5 to 6 inches from heat.
  • Pat duck breasts dry and score skin at 1-inch intervals with a sharp knife (do not cut into meat), then sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. Broil duck breasts, skin sides down, 4 minutes for Long Island duck or 8 minutes for Muscovy, then turn over and broil until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of a breast registers 130°F (see cooks' note, below), 8 to 10 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. Add any juices accumulated on cutting board to sauce and simmer until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
  • Holding a sharp knife at a 45-degree angle, cut each duck breast into thin slices and serve with sauce.

Chanelle Krista
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I've made this dish several times and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The orange-chipotle sauce is the perfect balance of sweet and spicy.


Roni Shiek
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This recipe was a bit challenging, but it was worth it! The duck breasts were so flavorful and juicy.


Oussama Mlaksou
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I'm not a huge fan of duck, but this dish was amazing! The orange-chipotle sauce really made the dish.


the five cousins
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This dish was incredible! The duck breasts were cooked to perfection and the orange-chipotle sauce was out of this world.


Sagarperdesi Sagarperdesi
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a hit!


Mathias Rodriguez
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This was my first time cooking duck and it was a success! The recipe was easy to follow.


Fahed Gamer66
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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out great! The duck breasts were juicy and flavorful.


Madison Draper
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This dish was delicious! The duck breasts were cooked perfectly and the orange-chipotle sauce was amazing. I would definitely recommend this recipe.


Marcel Tomaczak
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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a hit! Everyone loved the duck breasts and the sauce. I will definitely be making this again.


Fazi khan
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This was my first time cooking duck and it was a success! The recipe was easy to follow and the duck breasts turned out perfectly cooked. The orange-chipotle sauce was also very good.


Salman Bukhari
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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out great! The duck breasts were juicy and flavorful, and the sauce was tangy and sweet. I would definitely recommend this recipe to others.


Bhuwan Magar
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This dish was absolutely delicious! The duck breasts were cooked perfectly and the orange-chipotle sauce was the perfect complement. I will definitely be making this again.