Broiled Duck Breasts with Orange Chipotle Sauce Recipe

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Broiled Duck Breasts with Orange Chipotle Sauce
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
  • 1 (3- to 4-inch) cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 (1-lb) boneless muscovy duck breasts with skin or 6 (7- to 8-oz) long island (also called pekin) duck breast halves with skin
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions:

  1. Make sauce: Boil all sauce ingredients in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, skimming foam occasionally, until syrupy and reduced to about 1 cup, 30 to 40 minutes. Let stand while duck broils.
  2. Prepare duck: Remove rack of a broiler pan, then add 1 cup water to broiler pan and replace rack. Preheat broiler with pan 5 to 6 inches from heat.
  3. Pat duck breasts dry and score skin at 1-inch intervals with a sharp knife (do not cut into meat), then sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. Broil duck breasts, skin sides down, 4 minutes for Long Island duck or 8 minutes for Muscovy, then turn over and broil until thermometer inserted horizontally into center of a breast registers 130°F (see cooks' note, below), 8 to 10 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. Add any juices accumulated on cutting board to sauce and simmer until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Holding a sharp knife at a 45-degree angle, cut each duck breast into thin slices and serve with sauce.
  5. Cooks' notes: • The USDA recommends cooking duck breasts to an internal temperature of 170°F to ensure that any harmful bacteria are killed, but since we prefer the meat medium-rare, we cook it to only 130°F. Otherwise, the duck gets tough and livery. • Sauce can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat before adding juices from duck.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 76.69 Kcal (321 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.1g 0%
Cholesterol 0.49mg 0%
Sodium 1003.49mg 42%
Potassium 242.41mg 5%
Total Carbs 18.06g 6%
Sugars 15.27g 61%
Dietary Fiber 0.25g 1%
Protein 1.15g 2%
Vitamin C 54.7mg 91%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 25.4mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 59.64 Kcal (250 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.08g 0%
Cholesterol 0.38mg 0%
Sodium 780.47mg 42%
Potassium 188.54mg 5%
Total Carbs 14.05g 6%
Sugars 11.88g 61%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 1%
Protein 0.9g 2%
Vitamin C 42.5mg 91%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 19.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.5
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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