Best Duck Meatballs In Orange Sauce Recipes

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CHEF JOHN'S ORANGE DUCK



Chef John's Orange Duck image

This is one of those classic dishes that somehow became a cliche, and people stopped making it for fear of looking un-cool, which is too bad, since it's really good. This is traditionally done with a whole roasted duck, but by using breasts we get pretty much the same results in a lot less time.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Game Meats     Duck

Time 50m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 duck breast halves
salt to taste
1 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons orange liqueur (such as Grand Marnier®)
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
1 tablespoon Seville orange marmalade, or more to taste
2 teaspoons grated orange zest
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon reserved duck fat
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter

Steps:

  • Score duck skin almost all the way through the skin and fat each way on the diagonal in a crosshatch pattern. Generously season with salt and rub salt into each breast. Let rest, skin-side up, at room temperature, for 15 minutes.
  • Whisk chicken broth, orange liqueur, sherry vinegar, orange marmalade, orange zest, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl.
  • Pat duck breasts dry with paper towels. Re-season skin-side of duck breasts with salt.
  • Heat duck fat in a heavy skillet over medium heat for 2 minutes. Place duck in skillet, skin-side down, and cook for 6 minutes. Flip duck breasts and cook until they start to firm and are reddish-pink and juicy in the center, about 4 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Transfer breasts to a plate to rest. Pour any rendered duck fat into a glass jar.
  • Return skillet to medium heat and whisk flour into pan; cook and stir until flour is completely incorporated, about 1 minute. Pour orange mixture into skillet; bring to a boil. Cook until sauce thickens and is reduced, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. When orange mixture stops bubbling, add butter; stir until butter is completely melted and incorporated into the sauce, about 1 minute. Season with salt to taste.
  • Slice duck breasts across the grain, arrange on a plate, and spoon orange sauce over the top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 354.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Cholesterol 129.6 mg, Fat 20.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 19.8 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, Sodium 593 mg, Sugar 12.2 g

CLASSIC DUCK A L'ORANGE



Classic Duck a l'Orange image

Provided by Emeril Lagasse

Categories     main-dish

Time 2h

Yield 2 to 3 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice, from about 6 oranges
2 oranges, zested
2/3 cup sugar
1 (5-pound) Pekin duck, cleaned, with innards, wing tips and excess fat removed
1 tablespoon bitters
2 cups duck or chicken stock
2 tablespoons arrowroot dissolved in 2 tablespoons cold water
1 cup orange liqueur

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees F.
  • Roughly chop the orange rinds after juicing and place in the cleaned duck cavity. Place the stuffed duck on a baking rack over a baking sheet with 1/2-inch of water. Bake until skin turns golden brown and lightly crisps, about 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300 degrees and continue cooking until duck reaches an internal temperature of 170 degrees, about 1 hour.
  • In a medium heavy saucepan combine the orange juice, zest and sugar over medium high heat and reduce nearly 3/4 in volume, to about 3/4 cup. Add bitters to orange juice gastrique, and set aside. Place duck stock in clean saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add hot stock to reduced orange gastrique, and continue to simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes to make sauce.
  • Remove duck from roasting pan and discard drippings in bottom of pan. Return duck to roasting pan and place pan over 2 burners over medium high heat. Add orange liqueur to pan and cook off the alcohol, scraping the pan continuously with a large wooden spoon. Add 1 cup of the orange sauce to the roasting pan and cook 1 minute. Remove duck from the pan and discard orange rinds in cavity. Place duck on serving platter and let sit 10 minutes before carving. Combine roasting pan juices and orange sauce in a gravy boat and serve with carved duck.

DUCK BALLS



Duck Balls image

Categories     Bread     Sauce     Duck     Roast     Boil

Yield Makes about 2 dozen 1 1/2-inch meatballs

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 fennel head, sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
2 pounds ground duck meat and skin
2 large eggs
3/4 cup bread crumbs
2 slices fresh white bread, finely diced (about 1 3/4 cups)
2 teaspoons salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into a 9 × 13-inch baking dish and use your hand to evenly coat the entire surface. Set aside.
  • Bring the orange juice to a boil in a small pot over high heat and reduce by three-quarters, about 5 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool.
  • Lay out the fennel rounds in a separate 9 × 13-inch baking dish. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1/4 cup water. Roast until soft, translucent, and beginning to brown, about 20 minutes. Place in the refrigerator to cool. Once they are cool, chop them finely.
  • Combine the chopped fennel and reduced orange juice with the ground duck, eggs, bread crumbs, bread, and salt in a large mixing bowl and mix by hand until thoroughly incorporated.
  • Roll the mixture into round, golf ball-size meatballs (about 1 1/2 inches), making sure to pack the meat firmly. Place the balls in the prepared baking dish, being careful to line them up snugly and in even rows vertically and horizontally to form a grid. The meatballs should be touching one another.
  • Roast for 20 minutes, or until the meatballs are firm and cooked through. A meat thermometer inserted into the center of a meatball should read 165°F.
  • Allow the meatballs to cool for 5 minutes in the baking dish before serving.

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