duck a l’orange

ingredients

  • 2-3 oranges worth of zest (peeled and roughly sliced)
  • some orange juice
  • chicken/duck stock
  • (optional) gelatin
  • onion, celery, onion, chopped finely and fried in a mirepoix
  • (optional) tomato paste
  • sugar (or ideally very lightly burnt caramel for a hint of bitterness)
  • wine vinegar
  • (optional) orange bitters
  • butter
  • precooked duck breast
  • orange supremes
  • grand marnier / cointreau / white wine

directions

  1. boil zest in some water, then add juice and stock and reduce
  2. add the mirepoix and optional tomato paste (cook the raw tomato paste on the side of the pan)
  3. thicken slightly with gelatin if needed, and reduce
  4. mix in the sugar/caramel and vinegar
  5. optionally flavor with bitters
  6. lightly fry the duck breast, then mix the oil in, and finish with butter
  7. serve over duck