Duck with Orange and Honey

Ali El-MasriChef

Ingredients

• 2.5 grams of duck
  2.5 grams
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, for cleaning the duck
  1 tablespoon
• 1 cup of orange juice
  1 cup
• 4 teaspoons of honey
  4 teaspoons
• 3 leeks, chopped
  3 pieces
• 2 celery stalks, chopped
  2 pieces
• 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger, grated
  1 teaspoon
• 2 carrots, chopped
  2 pieces
• 4 cardamom pods
  4 pods
• 3 mastic gum pieces
  3 pieces
• 4 bay leaves
  4 leaves
• 4 cloves
  4 cloves
• 2 tablespoons of butter, for frying or oil
  2 tablespoon
• 4 cups of hot water
  4 cup
• 1 teaspoon of black pepper
  1 teaspoon
• 2 teaspoons of salt
  2 teaspoons

Steps

1. 1

   Clean the duck thoroughly, rub it with lemon juice and let it sit for about an hour. The lemon juice removes the unpleasant odor from birds and even fish. Rinse the duck well and let it dry.

   Required Tools:

   Mixing Bowl

   60 min
2. 2

   Mix the honey and orange juice until the honey dissolves. Soak the duck in the mixture for a full night, then remove the duck from the marinade while keeping the marinade.

   Required Tools:

   Mixing Bowl

   1440 min
3. 3

   In a deep pot, brown the duck in butter or oil on all sides. After browning, sauté the leeks, celery, carrots, and ginger in the same pot until the vegetables soften.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   30 min
4. 4

   Add hot water to the pot along with salt, black pepper, cardamom, mastic, bay leaves, and cloves.

   Required Tools:

   Pot
5. 5

   Let the mixture simmer over medium heat for half an hour.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   30 min
6. 6

   Add half of the orange and honey marinade to the broth, cover the pot, and let it simmer for half an hour over medium heat. Remove the duck and let it rest for a bit.

   Required Tools:

   Pot

   30 min
7. 7

   Cut the duck into four pieces and place them in a baking tray. Brush the remaining orange and honey marinade over the duck, and leave it in the oven for 10 minutes until browned.

   Required Tools:

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   Baking Tray

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   Brush

   Oven

   10 min

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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