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Asian-style spiced duck breasts

Zesty and wonderfully aromatic, perfect for lunch or dinner

Zesty and wonderfully aromatic, perfect for lunch or dinner

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Cooking Time

Cook: 40 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 2

Cooking Time

Price: £3.25 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 638g serving contains

Energy
2750kj
657kcal
33%
Fat
14.0g
Med
20%
Saturates
4.5g
Med
23%
Sugars
22.3g
High
25%
Salt
1.21g
Med
20%
1
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
431kj/103kcal

Ingredients

2 Extra Special British Duck Breast Portions, skin scored 

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely sliced

1cm piece ginger, finely sliced

½ Grower’s Selection Red Chilli, finely sliced (optional)

2tsp Chinese 5 spice

250ml orange juice

Juice 1 lime

1tsp fish sauce

1tbsp fine-cut marmalade

1 heaped tsp cornflour

1 medium orange, segmented

150g wild and basmati rice, cooked, to serve

160g mixed green veg, steamed, to serve

Method

1
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
2
Put the duck skin-side down in a cold nonstick frying pan. Cook over a medium heat for 5 mins until the skin is golden and starting to crisp. Drain off the fat and reserve. Turn the breasts over and cook for 1 min.
3
Transfer to a roasting tin, skin-side up, and cook in the oven for 10 mins, Leave to rest for 10 mins.
4
Meanwhile, heat 1tbsp of the duck fat in a small pan over a medium heat. Add the shallot and cook for 1-2 mins until soft. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli (if using) and cook for 1 min.
5
Stir in the Chinese 5 spice followed by the orange and lime juices, fish sauce and marmalade, and bring to the boil.
6
Mix the cornflour with a little cold water to make a paste. Add to the sauce, bring back to the boil and simmer for 2-3 mins until thickened.
7
Remove from the heat and add the orange segments. Serve the duck with the orange sauce, rice and veg.

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