Duckling 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.

Prep Time

Minutes

Total Time

3:10

Hrs:Mins

Makes

servings

duckling (4 to 5 pounds)

teaspoons grated orange peel

1/2

cup orange juice

1/4

cup currant jelly

tablespoon lemon juice

1/8

teaspoon ground mustard

1/8

teaspoon salt

tablespoon cold water

1 1/2

teaspoons cornstarch

orange, peeled and sectioned

tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur, if desired

Heat oven to 350ºF.
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 180ºF 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.

Makes 4 servings

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Did You Know...

Now you can enjoy duckling more often than you thought possible. Specialty grocery stores and butcher shops often carry duckling from farm-raised sources.

Success

Piercing the skin of the duckling releases much of the unwanted fat. Using a fork, pierce the skin all over, especially at the breast, but do not pierce the flesh.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 485

(Calories from Fat 215 ),

Total Fat 24 g

(Saturated Fat 7 g,),

Cholesterol 155 mg;
Sodium 230 mg;
Total Carbohydrate 19 g

(Dietary Fiber 1 g,

Protein 49 g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Exchanges:

7 Lean Meat;
1 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Duckling with Orange Sauce

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker® Kitchens

Make the Most of This Recipe With Tips From The Betty Crocker^® Kitchens