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Slow-roasted Duck with Spiced Sour Cherry Sauce
Elegant, nourishing and easy to prepare, slow-roasted duck with sour cherry sauce is one of those simple dishes that can speak volumes.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
4
hours
hrs
30
minutes
mins
Total Time
5
hours
hrs
Course:
Entrée
Cuisine:
American
Author:
Jenny McGruther
Ingredients
for the Slow-roasted Duck:
1
pasture-raised Duck
¼
cup
salted butter
fine sea salt
(to taste)
1
yellow onion
1
cup
white wine
(or Cherry Wine if Serving with Sour Cherry Sauce)
for Spiced Sour Cherry Sauce:
2
cups
Frozen Sour Cherries
(Pitted)
2
Shallots
2
tablespoon
salted butter
1
ceylon cinnamon stick
2
star anise pods
2
tablespoon
Honey
Instructions
for Preparing the duck
Rinse the duck well and pat it dry.
With a blunt butter knife, gently separate the skin of the breast from the meat.
Spread ghee (see why ghee is such a wholesome fat) or butter between the skin and meat of the duck breast.
Slather the remaining ghee or butter along the skin of the duck's breast, legs and thighs.
Stuff the duck's cavity with the sweet, yellow onion.
Pour the wine into the roasting pan and roast the duck at 325 º F for 4 hours.
Increase the temperature to 375 º F for ½ hour.
Allow to rest before carving and serving with sour cherry sauce (recipe follows).
for Preparing Spiced Sour Cherry Sauce:
Heat ghee or butter in a pan over medium-high heat.
Fry the shallots until they're well caramelized.
Add the sour cherries and spices and reduce the heat to medium.
Once the cherries are heated through, add the honey.
Allow the sauce to simmer until slightly syrupy.
Serve with roast duck or roast pork.