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Duck with cherries and red wine Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 duck legs, removed from packaging and left to sit for 10 minutes.

Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce:

400g fresh cherries, pitted

100g caster sugar

100ml cherry brandy

60ml orange juice

500ml full-bodied red wine (such as Barolo)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 180°C.

Put your pitted cherries in a roasting dish with half the caster sugar, the cherry brandy, and the orange juice and cook in the oven for 25 minutes. Set aside, resist the urge to bin the whole recipe off and just make a cherry pie, and heat the oven to 200°C.

Pat the skin of the duck and prick all over with a toothpick. Season with salt and pepper, and roast for 90 minutes, cooking throughout.

Meanwhile, pour the wine into a saucepan with the remaining half of the sugar. Heat on a low heat until the sugar has completely dissolved, bring to the boil, and leave to simmer for around 35-40 minutes.

When the duck is done, take it out of the oven, cover it in cling film and leave it to rest for around 10 minutes.

While the duck is resting, mix the wine and cherry mix together, bring to the boil, and reduce to a simmer for around 5-10 minutes (if you’d prefer a thicker sauce, do this while the duck is cooking and leave simmering until your sauce has reached your desired consistency).

After the duck has rested for 10 minutes, serve drizzled with plenty of the sauce, and with smashed potatoes and tenderstem broccoli.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
2
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour 30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
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