| Duck has moved out of the fringes of gourmet style | | | | 1 navel orange, rind removed |
| of eating. No longer can you only find duck at the | | | | 3 star anise |
| finest restaurants and culinary houses, but you can | | | | 1 tbs cinnamon |
| now buy delicious duck fillet at your local | | | | 1 tsp sugar |
| supermarket - so you can try and make it at home! | | | | Method |
| I was super excited last month to discover that | | | | Rub rosemary, tarragon, pepper and oil into the skin |
| Coles now carries duck. I know most butchers have | | | | of the duck fillets. Place duck pieces into steamer and |
| always had duck, but I think it's a pretty significant | | | | steam for 12-15 minutes. until duck is just |
| sign where home cooking's headed when you can | | | | undercooked. |
| buy delicious duck at Coles. Maybe it's MasterChef or | | | | While the duck is steaming, preheat your broiler or |
| the economic downturn having people becoming | | | | oven to 250 degrees Celsius or higher. You can start |
| more adventurous with their domestic cuisine, but | | | | making your sauce. Pour orange juice, cinnamon and |
| duck is no longer just for the gourmet professionals. | | | | sugar in saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn down the |
| Sure they cost $15 for two fillets but I was pretty | | | | flame and simmer slowly, stirring occasionally to |
| keen to try to it out - it didn't turn out to be crispy | | | | reduce the juice. When it starts to become syrupy, |
| skin duck like Kylie's but I was still pretty excited to | | | | add the orange pieces and the star anise and simmer |
| have made a decent duck dish at home with this | | | | for an additional few minutes. |
| gourmet inspired recipe. | | | | While your sauce is reducing and once the duck is |
| Duck a l'Orange | | | | done steaming, put it in an oven dish with any |
| Ingredients: | | | | leftover juices and broil for about 5 minutes until the |
| The Duck | | | | spices and skin are just starting to crisp. Remember |
| 2 duck breast fillets | | | | to leave the oven door ajar. (I forgot and spent a |
| 1 tbs rosemary | | | | good amount of time under the smoke detector with |
| 1 tbs tarragon | | | | a magazine fanning smoke!) |
| 1/2 tsp pepper flakes | | | | Remove the duck from the broiler and let cool. Serve |
| 1 tsp sesame oil | | | | over rice and pour your orange sauce over the duck |
| The Sauce | | | | and rice for maximum flavour. |
| 1 1/2 cup orange juice | | | | |