Crisp-Tender Roast Duck with Cherry-Rosemary Sauce (Ted Allen) Recipe

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Crisp-Tender Roast Duck with Cherry-Rosemary Sauce (Ted Allen)
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  1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
  2. Rinse the duck inside and out and pat dry. Trim any excess fat from the neck and cavity, snip off wingtips and discard. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl, and sprinkle the bird inside and out. Using a paring knife, make dozens of slits through the skin and fat (taking care not to pierce the meat) all over both sides and all parts of the bird.
  3. Put the duck breast-side up on a rack in a roasting pan and roast for 1 hour. Take the bird out of the oven, transfer to a platter and carefully drain the fat from the pan into a measuring cup (you'll end up getting 2 to 3 cups). Return the duck to the pan, prick with the knife again, turn it breast-side down and roast another hour. Repeat each hour, roasting the duck for a total of 4 1/2 hours.
  4. While the duck cooks, make the sauce: In a small saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon duck fat over medium heat and cook the shallots until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the cherries, stock, preserves, honey and rosemary, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice, swirl in the butter and taste for salt and pepper. Set aside until the duck is finished.
  5. After 4 1/2 hours of roasting, turn the oven temperature up to 350 degrees F, prick the duck skin one last time, salt the skin again and return bird to the oven, breast-side up. Roast for 30 minutes until the skin is nicely browned.
  6. Remove from the oven, tent with foil and let rest for 20 minutes. Gently reheat the sauce over low heat. Carve the duck, put the pieces on a serving platter and serve with sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1141.33 Kcal (4779 kJ)
Calories from fat 334.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.22g 57%
Cholesterol 603.75mg 201%
Sodium 660.11mg 28%
Potassium 282.5mg 6%
Total Carbs 24.99g 8%
Sugars 19.43g 78%
Dietary Fiber 2.28g 9%
Protein 166.99g 334%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 30%
Iron 11.7mg 65%
Calcium 82.2mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 160.63 Kcal (673 kJ)
Calories from fat 47.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.24g 57%
Cholesterol 84.97mg 201%
Sodium 92.9mg 28%
Potassium 39.76mg 6%
Total Carbs 3.52g 8%
Sugars 2.73g 78%
Dietary Fiber 0.32g 9%
Protein 23.5g 334%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 30%
Iron 1.6mg 65%
Calcium 11.6mg 8%

* 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

  • 25.5
    Points
  • 27
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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