Thursday 6 December 2007

Duck in Orange Sauce

Normally for Christmas it is TURKEY time every where.
But if you ask my daughter what she would like to have as main course, she'll tell me that she would love to have orange duck. Actually if i ask her for any kind of festivities what she would like to have in the list she always add this dish.I am not a fan of duck meat.
But my hubby and daughter loves this dish so i make them for special occasions.

Anna from Morsel & Musing is hosting Festive food fair in honour of all the festivals which is going around in this period and I have to admit there is a lot of events going on the blog world that I tell to myself i can't keep up with them :-)


Most of the ingridients


Rest of the things


Sugar and vinegar

Ingridients.
2 Duck breast
150 g sugar
1/2 glass vinegar
6 oranges
1 small glass grand-marnier
100g butter
2 onions
2 carotts
1 garlic clove
1 thyme sprig
2 bay leaves
1/2 litre white wine
1 tablespoon tomato paste
salt, pepper.

Blanch the zest of three oranges.

Heat in a heavy pan the 50 gm butter and add the minced onions, sliced carotts, whole unpeeled garlic clove, thyme and bay leaves. Lightly caramalize everything.
Add then the wine and 1 tablespoon tomato paste.
Cover and cook for 45 minutes after boiling started.
When finished strain the sauce.
Heat a another pan and add the sugar and white vinegar cook until the caramel turns a golden brown.
When golden blond, add the sauce previously made.

Add the banched zest of 3 oranges, along with their juice and the grand-marnier.
Slice the 3 remaining oranges. They'll be used for decoration.
Whisk the juice, season and keep warm.
In the mean time heat a non stick pan and add the rest of the butter and fry the duck breast each side 5 minutes. Putut on a service dish decorated with the orange slices.
Pour the sauce over it and serve with potato crouquettes.

30 comments:

  1. This is cool Happy. Thanks for this combo. My hubby likes duck. I've never adventured any dishes with duck expect the regular curry. This should be gr8. Bookmarked dear.

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  2. That is so nice of you to cook the food your family loves even though it is not something you want to eat. It looks great too, I'd happily share as I love duck meat.

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  3. I'm not like duck meat either. But loved your presentation. Looks like the one we get in restaurants. I love the orange chicken that we get in Panda express. Maybe I'll try to recreate that recipe with your orange sauce recipe. Thanks for sharing it.

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  4. I have only had duck once, but I really liked it. I wish it was easier to find duck where I live.

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  5. Hehehe, I can't eat duck because they mate for life :D I guess I'm a romantic! I will picture this sauce on chicken...YUM!

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  6. Hmmm... looks delicious, i never cook any kind of duck, but maybe i'll try this one day :)

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  7. oh yum -- duck is the one type of meat that i really like. this sounds delicious!

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  8. Happy,
    never tasted this,looks lovely!

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  9. I am the firstttttttt we dont eat duck meat but it looks soo good nice recipe

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  10. I am not a big fan of duck meat too! lovely presentation..but my family loves it too1 so will make this for them one fine day!

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  11. Neil thankx well you can join my family for the love of duck meat.

    Kribha when i make the sauce i make double portion and then freeze it so i too have done the sauce with chicken.

    Deborah here we get duck meat in the shops very freequent.

    Meeso you are such a romantic person.

    Ti thankyou

    Katy you are like my daughter she too loves duck unlike her mom

    Seena thankyou

    Saagari i too don't eat the duck meat, but i love the sweet orange sauce

    Rachel thankyou. Actually i too prepare for my family than for me

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  12. I have to admit I've not eaten duck very much either. I must say Happy cook your dish looks very tempting and that wonderful orange sauce cutting through I bet is sensational. I think this sauce would be delicious with chicken too yum.....

    Rosie x

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  13. I love duck sooo much..i normally cook them with figs..but i havent tried cooking it with oranges.. i will try this recipe on my husbands birthday...which is next week :-) thanks

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  14. I left a comment yesterday came back to see if you answered it, where is it :(

    Ok, I said I have not had duck, but a friend said when she cooked it had a bad smell. How do you get rid of that ?
    Also sauce is lovely

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  15. I love duck I bet this recipe tasted delicious it looks fantastic. :)

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  16. Duck I like. I've not been over fond of orange sauce but I don't think I've had any made with Grand-Marnier.
    Lovely site. Thanks so much for stopping by my place.

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  17. I dont eat duck meat, but the orange sauce sounds appetizing, I guess I will try this with chicken

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  18. Sounds and looks great!

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  19. oh.....

    i think their very tasty^^

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  20. Looks exotic. I'd like to try the orange sauce with some other combo perhaps!

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  21. Rosie love the sauce.
    When i make the sauce i make double portion and i freeze the second portion and use it when i make chicken.

    Sandeepa, Bad small when your friend made duck, i was surprised to read it so i rang my MIL ( she is expert in making meat like this) so she told me she have never came across bad small, it could be that the duck breast your friend bought was not fresh.
    Hope this info help

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  22. I love the orange sauce - looks rather delicious!

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  23. Nice sauce HC... But I like cooking duck the Indian way, very spicy where I can't taste the duck taste :) ... But I can imagine the sauce on chicken..

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  24. Cynthia thankx it seems the dish is famous inFrance. They call it canard ala oranger ;-)

    Jeena if i see my hubby and daughter eating them it looks like really delicious as never there is any leftover


    My kitchenin half cups, thankx and i love the sauce , when i make it i don't eat the duck but just the sauce ;-)

    Shankari yeah the sauce will be good with chicken too

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  25. Tsz Yeung thankyou

    Maryann thankyou

    Jyothsna it willbe nice with chicken

    Suzana me too love the sauce thankyou

    Sig yeah i think i've seen a duck recipie in your blog withspices :-)

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  26. Rina thankyou. I am glad that you liked it. I make them as my hubby and daughter loves it.
    My mom used to make duck curry with spices too.

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  27. This is one of my dad's favorite dishes, and my mom used to make it for him for special occasions. Thanks for bringing back some good memories!

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  28. Your duck is great! I am going to try your recepie also.

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