Orange Ginger Honey Duck

Materials:

• 1 (6 lb) whole duck, rinsed
• 3 tsp. chopped fresh basil leaves
• 2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
• 2 tsp. chopped fresh ginger root
• 3 tsp. ground ginger
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1 orange, cut into 8ths
• 3 c. water
• 1/2 c. undiluted, thawed orange juice concentrate
• 1-1/2 c. honey
• 3/4 c. butter
• 1-1/2 tsp. lemon juice
• 3/4 c. undiluted, thawed orange juice concentrate

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Wash duck inside and out, remove gibblets, and pat dry.
3. In a small bowl mix together basil, rosemary, ginger root, ground ginger and salt. Sprinkle mixture on inside and outside of duck.
4. Stuff duck with orange pieces and lay in roaster, breast-side up. Add water and 1/2 c. orange juice concentrate.
5. In a saucepan, combine the honey, butter, lemon juice and remaining orange juice concentrate. Simmer together on low heat until syrupy; about 20min. Pour some syrup over the duck, saving the rest for basting & sauce later. Cover roaster.
6. Bake/roast duck covered in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
7. Turn duck breast side down, baste with sauce, re-cover and reduce heat to 300F.
8. Roast covered for another ~2 hours, basting every ~30 minutes.
9. Turn duck back breast side up and leave uncovered. Roast at 350F until skin is nice and golden, about 20 minutes.
10. Serve over rice with sauce overtop. Great with snap-peas sauteed in ginger and soy.

Modified from:

Allrecipes.com ' honey duck'

Notes:

This feeds 4 people well, but not much more!

Super super moist : )