Michael Talty, executive head chef at the Athlone Springs Hotel, shares a recipe exclusively prepared for Advertiser readers. Please email head chef, Michael Talty, directly on [email protected] with comments or questions.
Roast crispy duck with spiced plum sauce
Ingredients
1 duck (4lbs/1.8kg ) (plucked, gutted and washed )
2 cloves of garlic (crushed )
Salt
Crushed black pepper
Plum sauce:
1 medium apple (grated )
1 red chilli (finely chopped )
220g red plums
5 tbsp apricot jam
2 tbsp strawberry jam
2 oz castor sugar
3tbsp white wine vinegar
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 bunch coriander (chopped )
1 tsp cumin
Method
1. Score the skin of the prepared duck with a sharp knife making four incisions on each breast. Rub in crushed garlic, salt, and crushed black pepper.
2. Place in baking tray in oven preheated to 180C for one and a half hours or until duck is cooked.
3. When duck is cooking, prepare the sauce. Add all the sauce ingredients to a preheated pan, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Check seasoning and strain through a sieve. If sauce is still too bitter, just whisk in a little more sugar. Remove duck from oven and allow to rest for a few minutes.
4. Portion duck onto serving plates, top with plum sauce.
Best served with smoked bacon red onion mash, and crispy green beans or shredded Chinese cabbage.
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