Try this irresistible roast duck recipe for your next dinner party. With a pomegranate and rum glaze, it will have mouths watering.
Serves66
Cook time1 hr 35 mins1 hour 35 minutes
Prep time15 mins15 minutes, + cooling & overnight drying time
+ cooling & overnight drying time
Ingredients
1 Coles Australian Whole Duck
½ cup (125ml) pomegranate juice
½ cup (100g) brown sugar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbs dark rum or orange juice
2 tsp salt
1 orange, quartered
800g baby Red Royale potatoes, halved
1 large red onion, cut into wedges
800g Kent pumpkin, cut into wedges
Rosemary sprigs, to serve
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Method
Step 1
Place the duck on a baking tray. Pat dry with paper towel. Place in the fridge, uncovered, overnight to dry. 1.
Step 2
Combine the pomegranate juice, sugar, mustard and rum or orange juice in a small saucepan. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Cook for 5 mins or until liquid reduces by half and the mixture thickens. Set aside to cool.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 200°C. Use a small sharp knife to carefully score the duck breast (do not cut through meat). Remove the neck and discard. Use a fork or skewer to gently prick the legs. Season with salt. Place orange in the cavity and tie the legs together with kitchen string.
Step 4
Position a wire rack in a deep roasting pan. Place the duck, breast-side down, on the rack. Brush with a little pomegranate mixture. Roast for 45 mins.
Step 5
Carefully turn the duck over, allowing liquid to drain into the pan. Increase oven temperature to 240°C. Add the potato, onion and pumpkin to the pan. Spray vegetables with olive oil spray and season. Brush duck with pomegranate mixture. Roast, brushing occasionally with more pomegranate mixture, for a further 30 mins or until the duck is browned and internal temperature registers 76°C on a meat thermometer. Transfer the duck to a plate. Loosely cover with foil and set aside for 15 mins to rest.
Step 6
Meanwhile, return vegetables to the oven and roast for a further 15 mins or until golden and tender.
Step 7
Arrange the duck and vegetables on a serving platter. Sprinkle with rosemary to serve.
Place the duck on a baking tray. Pat dry with paper towel. Place in the fridge, uncovered, overnight to dry.1.
