Best Seared Orange Duck Breast Recipes

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH RED WINE JUS AND ORANGE, OLIVE OIL MASH RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F).
• Lightly score the duck skin with a sharp knife. Make sure not to cut through to the flesh.
• Season each side of the duck breast with 1 teaspoon of salt and pepper each.
• Fry the duck breast skin side down on medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes with the garlic and rosemaries. Flip and fry the other side for 1 minute.
• Put the duck breast in the oven for 6-8 minutes for medium rare; 10 minutes for medium well. Rest for 6 minutes before serving.
• For the mashed potato, chuck all the ingredients in the boiled potato, mix well.
• For the Red Wine Jus, use the pan you fried the duck breasts in. Take out the rosemary stalks, crush the garlic with a fork.
• Fry the garlic for a minute or two on medium low heat. Add in the flour and fry for another minute or until all the fat in the pan have binded to the flour.
• Add in the rest of the ingredients, mix well and keep simmering on a low heat for 10 minutes or until it becomes a glossy thick sauce.
• To impress your guests with your presentation game, pipe the mashed potato with a piping bag into a golf ball size mound. Shape using the back of a spoon.
• Place the duck breast, drizzle with the jus and decorate with orange zest and rosemary.
• Enjoy!

PAN SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH BLACK-EYED PEA FRITTERS AND CARAMELIZED ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a saute pan over medium heat. Season duck and place skin side down on hot saute pan and sear for about 5 minutes. Place pan into the oven and cook for 10 minutes more leaving duck on the skin side. When desired temperature is reached, remove from oven and let rest for 3 minutes. Keep warm. Serve with Caramelized Orange Relish and Black-eyed Pea Fritters.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Quickly sear the oranges until brown. Transfer to a bowl and chill. Place cranberries and orange juice in a food processor. Process for about 15 seconds or until evenly chopped. Place sugar, caramelized oranges, and ginger in a medium bowl. Stir in the cranberry mixture. Add sage, mint and vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Soak black-eyed peas in hot water for 30 minutes. Drain. Squeeze and remove skin. Combine peas, onions, pepper flakes, red bell pepper, scallions, salt and sugar in a food processor. Process until very smooth. Add 4 to 6 tablespoons of water if necessary. You should not feel any lumps when you rub mixture between your fingers.
• In large pot heat oil to 325 degrees. Stir batter vigorously to remove air bubbles. Scoop up a spoonful of the batter and drop into the oil. Fry until golden, about 4 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH RED POTATOES, BROCCOLI RABE AND BLOOD ORANGE-FENNEL PAN SAUCE

Steps:

• For the duck: Juice three of the oranges and cut the remaining two into supremes by cutting away the peel, then cutting the segments free from the white pith. Set aside.
• Score the duck skin and place skin-side down in a saute pan over medium-low heat to render the fat until the skin is browned and crispy, about 6 minutes. Turn the breast and cook to medium-well, 5 to 6 minutes. Pour the rendered duck fat into two large saute pans, leaving a little behind in the original saute pan.
• Add fennel to the original pan, reserving the fronds, and cook over medium-high heat until soft and translucent. Add chicken stock, white wine, thyme, blood orange juice, red pepper flakes and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has reduced by half.
• For the red potatoes: Bring a large stock pot of salted water and garlic to a boil. Add the potatoes and cook until fork tender.
• Add the onion to one of the saute pans and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 15 minutes. Mix in potatoes and rosemary and cook until potatoes have a nice brown exterior, 3 to 4 minutes.
• For the broccoli rabe: Add garlic to the third saute pan and cook over medium heat until the oil is aromatic. Add the broccoli rabe and toss to coat with the garlic oil. Season with salt.
• Serve duck breast with potatoes and broccoli rabe. Garnish dish with pan sauce, fennel fronds and supremed blood oranges.

SEARED ORANGE DUCK BREAST

Steps:

• Combine duck, rind, salt, pepper and garlic in a covered dish and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine the orange juice, sake, tamari and honey in a small sauce pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid in reduced to 2/3.
• Heat oil in an oven-safe skillet. Add duck and sear each side - the time you should leave it on each side depends on the thickness of the duck and your preference for the doneness.
• Drizzle the duck with a few tablespoons of the sauce. Bake for 5 - 10 minutes, again depending on the thickness of the duck breast and your preference for the doneness.
• Remove duck from the pan, slice into strips and top with the sauce. Serve with rice and a healthy, steamed veggie.
• Additional notes: The picture is from my first attempt at this recipe, which admittedly is a hack from a CookingLight recipe. The duck was cooked more than I prefer, but it was still delicious. The sauce was thin, so you could add corn starch to thicken it, but I would rather have a thin sauce. It is very flavorful. I also drizzled it on the rice and snow peas.

COOKING LIGHT'S SEARED ORANGE DUCK BREAST

Steps:

• Combine duck, orange rind, salt, pepper and garlic in a medium bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine juice, sake, soy sauce and honey in a small saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until mixture is reduced to 2/3 cup (about 10 minutes).
• Heat canola oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add duck; saute about 5 minutes. Turn duck over; drizzle with about 3 TBS of juice mixture.
• Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.
• Remove duck from pan; cut duck into 1/4 inch thick slices (if using a breast).
• Serve with orange sauce.
• Serves: 6.
• Calories: 167.
• Fat: 6.3 g.
• Protein: 18.8 g.
• Fiber: 0.3 g.
• Chol: 71 mg.
• Sodium: 580 mg.