Braised Orange Duck Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
Servings4Cuisine
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 Butter50 Gram
 Duck portions - 4, trimmed
 Onion1
 White stock or water and 1/2 chicken stock cube
 Oranges2
 Brown sugar1 Tablespoon
 Oranges2
 Salt1 To taste
  black pepper1
 Beurre manie made with 25 g butter mixed with 1 x 15 ml spoon flour
 Orange slices
 Watercress0.5 Cup (16 tbs) (To garnish:)

Directions

GETTING READY
1) With afork, prick the duck portions from all over.

MAKING
2) In the cooker, heat the butter.
3) Place the duck in hot butter and brown on both sides.
4) Add the onion and cook until transparent.
5) Take out the duck and onion and drain well.
6) Drain off excess fat from the cooker.
7) Stir in the stock or water and stock cube with the orange rind, brown sugar and onion, mix well to remove any residues from the base of the cooker.
8) With rim side down , add the trivet, and stand the duck pieces on top.
9) Cover with the orange juice and a little salt and pepper.
10) Place the lid to close the cooker, bring to high pressure and cook for 15 minutes.
11) Reduce the pressure quickly.
12) In a warm serving dish, transfer the duck and keep hot.
13) Remove the trivet, skim the liquid of any fat and return to the heat.
14) To the sauce, add the beurre manie, in small pieces and stir constantly.
15) Simmer until the sauce thickens.
16) Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning.

SERVING
17) Pour some of the sauce over duck, garnish with the orange slices and a little watercress and serve.
18) Serve the remaining sauce on side of duck.
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