The delicious flavor combination of duck and orange are brought together in this dish. Duck legs are cooked until meltingly tender in a zesty orange sauce. Enjoy with freshly cooked rice.
Provided by stella
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European French
Time 1h18m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Season duck legs with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add duck legs; cook until skin starts to brown, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a large plate.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in cornstarch until dissolved. Return duck legs to the skillet. Pour in orange juice and water. Simmer, covered, until duck legs are very tender, about 40 minutes.
- Uncover skillet and simmer until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Pour sauce into a bowl and stir in zest of 1 orange.
- Place duck legs on serving plates. Spoon sauce on top. Garnish with remaining orange zest.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.1 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 33.1 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 62 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
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