Tantalize your taste buds with a culinary journey to France, where the classic Roast Duck l'Orange reigns supreme. This beloved dish, steeped in history and tradition, combines the richness of succulent duck with the vibrant flavors of citrus and a hint of sweetness. Perfectly roasted duck, glazed in a luscious orange sauce, takes center stage, accompanied by a medley of tantalizing sides. Indulge in the aromatic medley of roasted vegetables, the tangy delight of orange chutney, and the comforting warmth of mashed potatoes. Each element of this feast is carefully crafted to complement the duck, creating a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving more. Whether you're hosting a special occasion or simply seeking an unforgettable meal, Roast Duck l'Orange with Chutney is sure to captivate your senses and leave a lasting impression.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
ROAST DUCK WITH ORANGE GLAZE
This duck is a nice alternative for a festive dinner on holidays. The meat remains moist and tender, thanks to the fruity glaze and simple stuffing. -Jeanne Koelsch, San Rafael, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h40m
Yield 4 servings (4 cups stuffing).
Number Of Ingredients 21
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1039 calories, Fat 54g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 154mg cholesterol, Sodium 1377mg sodium, Carbohydrate 93g carbohydrate (44g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 42g protein.
ROAST DUCK WITH ORANGE AND GINGER
For a festive occasion, a burnished whole duck makes quite an impression - fancier than chicken and more elegant than turkey. Roasting the duck is not so difficult to do, but it can be smoky; to be on the safe side, dismantle your smoke alarm and turn on a good exhaust fan. (If your oven has a convection fan, don't use it; that way you avoid unnecessarily sputtering fat blowing about.). Seasoning the duck ahead and leaving it in the fridge overnight helps to deepen the flavor and keeps work to a minimum the following day. This one is seasoned with orange zest, along with fair amount of ginger and five-spice powder, which gives it a marvelous perfume; serve it with mashed butternut squash.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, lunch, main course
Time 3h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
ROAST LONG ISLAND DUCK WITH CABERNET-CHERRY SAUCE
This technique for preparing your holiday duck eliminates much of the fat just under the skin. If you prefer your duck more rich and fatty, eliminate the 24-hour air drying. The sauce is also suitable for roast pork, venison, or goose. Courtesy of Earthbound Farms Organic.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Duck
Time P1DT1h
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Wash the duck in cold water and discard any loose fat or skin. (Save the fat for another use).
- Place the duck in a roasting pan.
- Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil and pour the water over the duck, making sure entire bird is covered.
- Drain completely.
- Place the duck on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Generously sprinkle all sides of the duck with salt.
- Refrigerate, uncovered, for 24 hours.
- Move oven rack to lower third of the oven and preheat to 450°F.
- Rinse the duck well with cold water to remove the salt.
- With a small, sharp implement, carefully prick the fatty sections of the duck's skin (take care to pierce only the fatty layer, not the flesh underneath).
- Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil and pour over the duck, covering completely.
- Drain completely.
- Wipe out your roasting pan and spray with cooking spray.
- Set the duck on a rack in prepared roasting pan, breast side up, and cook 30 minutes.
- Reduce the temperature to 375F and roast until a leg moves easily in its socket and the juices from the cavity run almost clear, about an hour or until an instant-read thermometer registers 180F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh.
- Let the duck rest, loosely covered with foil, at least 15 minutes before carving.
- While the duck is resting, make the sauce: combine the first three ingredients in a small pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the liquid has reduced by half, about 10 minutes; set to the side.
- Combine the next six ingredients together in another small pan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Cook until the mixture turns syrupy and begins to caramelize, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
- Add the orange juice and jam or jelly, and cook until the mixture bubbles.
- Strain the contents of the small pan into the wine and cherry mixture, discarding any solids.
- Add the orange zest and return sauce to a simmer over low heat.
- Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water in a small jar and shake until smooth.
- Add the cornstarch mixture to the sauce and cook, stirring frequently, until it thickens, about 5 minutes. Slice duck and serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 4873.4, Fat 448.2, SaturatedFat 150.5, Cholesterol 862.6, Sodium 966.6, Carbohydrate 45.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 30.3, Protein 132.8
ROAST FIVE-SPICE DUCK WITH HONEYED-MANGO CHUTNEY SAUCE
Provided by Duy Pham
Categories Duck Ginger Poultry Roast Dinner Mango Spice Fall Anniversary Honey Anise Party Soy Sauce Bon Appétit Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Bring first 10 ingredients to boil in large pot; boil 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 6 cups cold water. Cool completely. Add ducks to brine, immersing entirely. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours and up to 18 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Place rack in roasting pan. Remove ducks from brine and drain well. Pat dry with paper towels. Place ducks on rack in pan. Roast ducks 45 minutes. Remove excess fat from pan with baster. Continue roasting until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F, about 1 hour longer. Let rest 30 minutes.
- Cut each duck in half and transfer each half to plate. Spoon Honeyed-Mango Chutney Sauce alongside and serve.
- *Available at Asian markets and specialty foods stores, and in the spice section of some supermarkets.
DUCK A L'ORANGE
Until recently, we had always thought of duck à l'orange as a tired cliché of the 1960s, so it was a surprise to find out how delightful this old recipe actually is. We have reduced the original quantity of sugar and caramelized it (along with the aromatic vegetables which balance out the sweetness) for a rich sauce with layers of flavor. One thing that hasn't changed: Cooking a whole duck still feels wonderfully extravagant.
Categories Citrus Duck Herb Roast Orange White Wine Gourmet
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- Roast duck:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 475°F.
- Stir together salt, coriander, cumin, and pepper. Pat duck dry and sprinkle inside and out with spice mixture. Cut 1 half of orange into quarters and put in duck cavity with thyme, marjoram, parsley, and 4 onion wedges.
- Squeeze juice from remaining half of orange and stir together with wine and stock. Set aside.
- Spread remaining 4 onion wedges in roasting pan with carrot and celery, then place duck on top of vegetables and roast 30 minutes.
- Pour wine mixture into roasting pan and reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Continue to roast duck until thermometer inserted into a thigh (close to but not touching bone) registers 170°F, 1 to 1 1/4 hours more. Turn on broiler and broil duck 3 to 4 inches from heat until top is golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Tilt duck to drain juices from cavity into pan and transfer duck to a cutting board, reserving juices in pan. Let duck stand 15 minutes.
- Make sauce:
- While duck roasts, cook sugar in a dry 1-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally with a fork, until sugar melts into a deep golden caramel. Add orange juice, vinegar, and salt (use caution; mixture will bubble and steam vigorously) and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until caramel is dissolved. Remove syrup from heat.
- Discard vegetables from roasting pan and pour pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve into a 1-quart glass measure or bowl, then skim off and discard fat. Add enough stock to pan juices to total 1 cup liquid.
- Stir together butter and flour to form a beurre manié. Bring pan juices to a simmer in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then add beurre manié, whisking constantly to prevent lumps. Add orange syrup and zest and simmer, whisking occasionally, until sauce is thickened slightly and zest is tender, about 5 minutes. Serve with duck.
- Available at D'Artagnan (800-327-8246).
DUCK BREASTS WITH APRICOT CHUTNEY
When serving this entree as part of a buffet, try using chafing dish to keep it warm. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- For chutney, in a saucepan, combine orange juice and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Add the apricots, cherries, raisins, ginger, coriander, cumin, salt, pepper and cloves. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until apricots are tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; stir in lemon juice. Let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours., Season both sides of duck with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, saute duck, skin side down, in oil until skin is browned; turn and cook for 1 minute. Set aside 1 tablespoon drippings. , Place duck on a greased rack in a shallow roasting pan. Bake at 350° until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium, a thermometer should read 165°; well-done, 180°), 30-35 minutes. , For orange sauce, saute garlic in reserved drippings for 1 minute. Add wine; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until reduced by half. In a bowl, combine the cornstarch, orange juice, broth and orange zest until blended. Stir into wine mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Add butter and basil; whisk until smooth. Remove skin from duck if desired before slicing. Serve with orange sauce and chutney.,
Nutrition Facts : Calories 525 calories, Fat 30g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 456mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 18g protein.
ROAST DUCK WITH ORANGE SAUCE
Add the refreshing taste of orange to your roast duckling. This recipe is sure to become a holiday favorite in your home.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Entree
Time 3h10m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Fasten 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.
- Roast 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.
- Heat 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.
- Stir in orange sections and liqueur. Brush duckling with some of the orange sauce. Serve with remaining sauce.
Tips:
- For crispy skin, pat the duck dry with paper towels before roasting.
- Score the duck skin in a diamond pattern to help the fat render and the seasoning penetrate.
- Roast the duck breast-side up for the first half of the cooking time, then flip it over for the second half.
- Use a meat thermometer to ensure that the duck is cooked to your desired doneness.
- Let the duck rest for 10-15 minutes before carving to allow the juices to redistribute.
- Serve the duck with orange sauce, chutney, and your favorite sides.
Conclusion:
Roast duck l'orange is a classic French dish that is sure to impress your guests. The combination of crispy skin, tender meat, and flavorful sauce is simply irresistible. With a little planning and effort, you can easily make this dish at home. Just be sure to follow the tips above to ensure that your duck turns out perfectly.
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