Honey Orange Duck

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 whole duck, 4 lbs
• 3 whole star anise
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup orange juice, fresh
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger juice
• water (enough to cover duck)

Recipe

• 1 boil water in a large kettle.
• 2 place duck, anise and parsley in boiling water; cook 10 minutes.
• 3 remove duck from water; let cool on rack for 2 hours.
• 4 preheat oven to 350*.
• 5 bake duck on rack in a roasting pan for 1 1/2 hours.
• 6 mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, sherry, salt and ginger juice.
• 7 pour half of mixture into cavity and brush remaining mixture on duck.
• 8 bake 30-40 minutes more; basting every 10 minutes during the last 1/2 hour of baking.
• 9 transfer duck to a platter.
• 10 garnish with orange slices.
• 11 serve hot.