Crispy Duck Legs with Citrus salad
 
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 duck legs
  • 1 teaspoon chinese five spice
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon crushed chilli flakes
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 300ml orange juice / red wine (ideally half of each)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey or brown sugar
  • 2 blood oranges, segmented, juice reserved
  • ¼ cup coriander leaves
  • ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
  • 1 small lebanese cucumber slices
  • a big handful of salad leaves
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees celcius
  2. Make a spice rub by combining the five spice, ground coriander, chilli, salt
  3. Rub a generous amount onto the duck legs and pour over sot sauce and marinate for 2 hours or overnight
  4. In a heavy oven proof pan, fry the duck legs, skin down on a medium steady heat for about 15 minutes so as to render out the fat and create a crispy skin. Turn the heat down if it might be burning. Pour off the excess fat and reserve.
  5. Turn legs over to be skin side up and cover with foil before placing in the oven for 1½ - 2 hours (depending on size of legs), checking on the duck every 30 minutes.
  6. Cut up a handful of potatoes, coat with the reserved duck fat and roast until crispy.
  7. While this is all cooking, prepare the salad.
  8. Combine the salad leave, orange segments, cucumber and coriander leaves and scatter with pomegranate seeds.
  9. It is optional to make a simple dressing with 1 part orange juice / lemon juice and 2 parts olive oil, salt and pepper.
  10. Test the duck at about 1½ hours, flesh need to come away easily with a fork. Return to the oven until to your liking. It should not require much effort to pull away from the bone.
  11. To make a sticky glaze, place the orange juice / wine, water and honey in a pan and let it bubble until thick.
  12. Drizzle over the crispy duck and serve with potatoes and refreshing salad.
Recipe by Dish and the Spoon at https://dishandthespoon.com/2015/05/16/d-is-for-duck/