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🍽️ Crispy Duck with Orange Sauce

723 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 duck (approx. 2 kg, prepared for kitchen)
• salt
• pepper from the mill
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 500 ml poultry broth (possibly more)
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4 small oranges
• 2 oranges (juice)

Instructions

1. 1. Season the duck inside and out with salt and pepper.
2. 2. Season the inside further with fresh thyme, a little salt, and pepper.
3. 3. Place the duck in a large roasting pan.
4. 4. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
5. 5. Roast the duck in the preheated oven for about one and a half hours.
6. 6. Gradually pour some broth into the roasting pan during roasting to keep the meat juicy.
7. 7. Wash the oranges thoroughly under hot water.
8. 8. Cut the oranges in half.
9. 9. Skim off the excess fat from the roasting pan.
10. 10. Place the oranges in the roasting pan with the cut side facing down.
11. 11. Add the oranges about half an hour before the end of the cooking time.
12. 12. Mix the honey with a little of the roasting juices.
13. 13. Brush the duck with the honey and juice mixture ten minutes before the end of the cooking time.
14. 14. Remove the finished duck from the oven.
15. 15. Defat the sauce in the roasting pan again if necessary.
16. 16. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve.
17. 17. Pour the orange juice into the sauce and bring it to a boil.
18. 18. Let the sauce reduce slightly until it thickens a bit.
19. 19. Finally, season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
20. 20. Serve the duck together with the roasted oranges and the sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 723
• Protein: 52 g · Fett/Fat: 48 g · Carbs: 21 g