Golden Roasted Duckling with Orange Ginger Sauce
A delicious Thanksgiving or Christmas recipe for a 6-pound duckling. This decadent duck serves four people and is perfect for a family meal.
Golden Roasted Duckling
Ingredients:
- 1 King Cole Grade A Duck Seasoned Salt and/or Pepper
- 1 Small Onion
- 2 Stalks of Celery
Instructions:
1. Remove giblets, wash and drain duck. Pat dry and sprinkle cavity with salt.
2. Loosely stuff cavity with a quarter of an onion and coarsely chopped celery.
3. Sprinkle skin with seasoned salt and/or pepper.
4. Place in preheated oven at 325°F for 2 ½ to 3 hours. No need to baste. Roast until skin is crisp and golden brown. Leg should move freely. Duck is best served in quarters. Split duck in half using poultry shears or sharp knife. Quarter by cutting between breast and leg.
Orange Ginger Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz. Drambuie or Maple Syrup
- ¼ cup Orange Marmalade
- ¼ cup Orange Juice
- ½ tsp. Grated Orange Rind
- 1/8 tsp. Ginger
- ½ cup Peeled Seedless Green Grapes
- ½ oz. Water
- ½ tbsp. Cornstarch
Instructions:
1. Combine water with cornstarch to make slurry.
2. Place all ingredients in sauce pan except grapes and slurry.
3. Simmer. Add slurry as needed to thicken.
4. Add grapes and serve sauce under crispy duck quarters.

# 1 by Angie0000023
January 3rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm #
mmm yummy…
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# 2 by Lauren Axelrod
January 8th, 2009 at 10:51 pm #
I bookmarked this one. Yummy!