Best Honey Glazed Duck In Grapefruit And Ginger Sauce Recipes

HONEY GLAZED DUCK IN GRAPEFRUIT AND GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Prick skin on each duck breast with a fork.
• Blend the honey and soy sauce to make a glaze and brusy over the fillets.
• Set them skin side up on a rack in a roasting tin.
• Chill until ready to cook.
• To make the sauce,slice away the outer peel and white pith from the grapefruit.
• With a sharp knife, cut into the fruits between the membrane to lift out the segments.
• Reserve the fruit and any juice in a bowl.
• Put the sugar into a dry pan.
• Set over a moderate heat and stir until the sugar melts and turns to caramel.
• Draw off the heat and add the fruit juice (Cover your hand as the mixture will boil up furiously with the addition of cold liquid) Replace the pan on the heat, if they are any lumps of caramel, stir over a low heat until they dissolve.
• Add the honey, soy sauce, lemon juice and ginger.
• Stir until the mixture simmers.
• Blend the cornstarch with 2 TBS cold water.
• Stir into the pan and cook, stirring until the sauce thickens and clears.
• Remove from heat.
• heat oven to 400*F.
• Set the duck fillets in the oven and roast for 35 to 40 minutes until the skins are golden and the flesh is still a little pink.
• Reheat the sauce,add the grapefruit pieces and any juices in the bowl.
• Slice each fillet lengthways into three, arrange on a heated platter and spoon over the grapefruit and ginger sauce.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH CHILI, HONEY, & GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• With the point of a knife, score the skin side of the breasts in crosshatch pattern, being careful not to pierce the flesh of the meat.
• Season the duck breasts with salt and pepper.
• Heat a saute pan over medium heat for 1 minute before adding the breasts, skin side down.
• Cook skin side down over medium to low heat, for approximately 10 to 12 minutes to render the fat from the skin before turning the breasts over.
• When the duck has rendered its fat and the skin has taken on a crisp exterior quality turn the breasts over and saute the flesh side for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Carefully remove the duck from the pan, place on a platter to keep warm and pour the excess fat safely into a heat proof container. (The reserved duck fat may be chilled and used for another cooking use.).
• While the duck is cooking (or even before you cook the duck), remove the chili pepper from the water in which it had soaked and reserve the liquid.
• Place the chili into a blender and begin to puree, adding as much of the reserved liquid as necessary to create a smooth and thin paste-like texture.
• This chili paste may be refrigerated for a day covered with plastic wrap or pour a tablespoon of olive oil on its surface and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
• After removing the duck breasts from the pan add the onion to still hot pan and return to the heat.
• Add a tablespoon or two of reserved duck fat.
• Saute the onion briefly before adding the ginger and 2 tablespoons of the chili paste.
• Add the honey and port to the ginger chili, stir to combine and cook for one minute.
• The breasts have rested for several minutes and should now be medium rare.
• They can be sliced lengthwise or cross-wise and several slices placed on each plate.
• Drizzle the warm glaze over the duck or for more impact, brush some on the duck breasts before slicing, run the duck under a hot broiler for 1 minute, caramelize the glaze and then slice and drizzle.
• If you desire, drizzle some around the duck breasts on the serving dish.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH GINGER

Steps:

• With the point of a knife, score the skin side of the duck breasts in crosshatch pattern, being careful not to pierce the flesh of the meat.
• Season the duck breasts with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan over medium heat for 2 minutes before adding the breasts, skin side down. Cook over medium to low heat for approximately 6 minutes to 8 minutes to render the fat.
• Before turning the breasts over, carefully remove the excess fat from the saute pan. Turn the breasts over and saute the flesh side for 3 to 4 minutes before removing the duck breasts from the pan.
• Add the shallots to the pan in which the duck breasts were cooked and return to the heat. Saute the shallots briefly before adding the ginger, add the honey and mirin, stir to combine and add the hot broth. Reduce to a simmer and cook until half the liquid has evaporated. Add the soy and cabbage and cook for 2 minutes before adding the scallions, stir, and remove from the heat.
• The breasts have rested for several minutes and should now be medium rare. They can be sliced lengthwise or crosswise and several slices placed on each plate. Quickly reheat the sauce, if necessary, and drizzle some around the duck breasts.

DAD'S HONEY DUCK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small bowl mix together mix together the basil, ginger and salt and sprinkle mixture on inside and outside of duck. Stuff duck with orange quarters and lay in roaster. Add water.
• In a small saucepan combine the honey, butter, lemon juice and orange juice concentrate. Simmer together over low heat until syrupy; pour a little of the mixture over the duck, saving the rest for basting. Cover roaster.
• Bake/roast ducks in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Turn duck breast down, reduce heat to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and roast covered for another 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or until very tender. Turn duck breast up during last few minutes of cooking, to brown.

DUCK WITH HONEY, SOY, AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Use a sharp knife to score across the duck breasts 4 times through the skin and fat but just barely to the meat. Rub the skin with salt, cayenne, and black pepper.
• Preheat an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Lay the breasts in the skillet skin-side down and fry until the skin is brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Use a spoon to carefully discard any excess fat from the bottom of the skillet. Turn the breasts over and cook for 1 minute.
• Place the skillet into the preheated oven and roast until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the breasts reach 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) for well done, or the breasts reach desired doneness.
• Remove the duck breasts from the skillet and cover with foil. Set aside to rest. Pour off excess fat from the skillet. Place the stock, honey, soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, tomato sauce, chili powder, and lime juice in the skillet. Whisk the sauce over high heat, bring to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Slice the duck breasts thinly, arrange on serving plates, and pour the sauce over the top.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH CHILI, HONEY & GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• With the point of a knife, score the skin side of the breasts in crosshatch pattern, being careful not to pierce the flesh of the meat. Season the duck breasts with salt and pepper. Heat a sauté pan over medium heat for 1 minute before adding the breasts, skin side down. Cook skin side down over medium to low heat, for approximately 10 to 12 minutes to render the fat from the skin before turning the breasts over. When the duck has rendered its fat and the skin has taken on a crisp exterior quality turn the breasts over and sauté the flesh side for 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully remove the duck from the pan, place on a platter to keep warm and pour the excess fat safely into a heat proof container. (The reserved duck fat may be chilled and used for another cooking use.)
• While the duck is cooking (or even before you cook the duck), remove the chili pepper from the water in which it had soaked and reserve the liquid. Place the chili into a blender and begin to pureé, adding as much of the reserved liquid as necessary to create a smooth and thin paste-like texture. This chili paste may be refrigerated for a day covered with plastic wrap or pour a tablespoon of olive oil on its surface and keep refrigerated for up to 1 week.
• After removing the duck breasts from the pan add the onion to still hot pan and return to the heat. Add a tablespoon or two of reserved duck fat. Sauté the onion briefly before adding the ginger and 2 tablespoons of the chili paste. Add the honey and port to the ginger chili, stir to combine and cook for one minute.
• The breasts have rested for several minutes and should now be medium rare. They can be sliced lengthwise or cross-wise and several slices placed on each plate. Drizzle the warm glaze over the duck or for more impact, brush some on the duck breasts before slicing, run the duck under a hot broiler for 1 minute, caramelize the glaze and then slice and drizzle. If you desire, drizzle some around the duck breasts on the serving dish.

HONEY ORANGE DUCK

Steps:

• Boil water in a large kettle.
• Place duck, anise and parsley in boiling water; cook 10 minutes.
• Remove duck from water; let cool on rack for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Bake duck on rack in a roasting pan for 1 1/2 hours.
• Mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, sherry, salt and ginger juice.
• Pour half of mixture into cavity and brush remaining mixture on duck.
• Bake 30-40 minutes more; basting every 10 minutes during the last 1/2 hour of baking.
• Transfer duck to a platter.
• Garnish with orange slices.
• Serve hot.