Balsamic, Orange, Honey, Maple Syrup Glazed Duck

Balsamic, Orange, Honey, Maple Syrup Glazed Duck

Time: 1 hrs 25 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (2 kg) duck
  • 40 g maple syrup
  • 60 g honey
  • 20 g Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 100 ml orange juice
  • 100 ml balsamic vinegar
  • 10 g garlic
  • 40 ml orange liqueur or 40 ml port wine

Directions

  • 1 Preheat oven to 190c.
  • 2 Mix all the ingredients (except the duck!) together in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • 3 Reserve 1/4 of the glaze.
  • 4 Sit the duck on a rack over a baking dish, baste and place in oven.
  • 5 Baste the duck every 10 minutes throughout the cooking process with remaining 3/4 of glaze.
  • 6 A 2kg duck should take about 1 hour 15 minutes to cook, but give one of his legs a pull, and if it moves freely and any juices run clear, your duck will be cooked.
  • 7 Place on a serving platter brush with reserved glaze and serve.
  • 8 Pass any remaining reserved glaze to be spooned over carved duck.
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