Name: Orange and cardamom duck legs with rice pilaf
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Duck; 6 duck marylands (about 1.3kg); 300 ml freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 orange rind, removed with a peeler; 55 gm golden caster sugar (¼ cup); 15 cardamom pods, bruised with the side of a knife; ¼ tsp ground allspice; 100 gm slivered almonds, toasted; Rice pilaf; 50 gm butter; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 6 cardamom pods; 1 cinnamon quill; 400 gm basmati rice, rinsed (2 cups); ½ tsp ground allspice; 1 litre chicken stock (4 cups)

Orange and cardamom duck legs with rice pilaf

Australian Gourmet Traveller main course dinner recipe for orange and cardamom duck legs with rice pilaf

Serves 6

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

2H 10M

Ingredients

Duck

6 duck marylands (about 1.3kg)

300 ml freshly squeezed orange juice

1 orange rind, removed with a peeler

55 gm golden caster sugar (¼ cup)

15 cardamom pods, bruised with the side of a knife

¼ tsp ground allspice

100 gm slivered almonds, toasted

Rice pilaf

50 gm butter

1 onion, thinly sliced

6 cardamom pods

1 cinnamon quill

400 gm basmati rice, rinsed (2 cups)

½ tsp ground allspice

1 litre chicken stock (4 cups)

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 160C. Place duck in a roasting pan. In a saucepan combine juice, rind, sugar and spices and simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes or until sugar has dissolved and mixture has combined. Pour over duck marylands, cover with foil and roast for 1 hour. Remove foil and roast, basting frequently, for another hour or until golden and sauce reduced. Carefully pour off fat and discard, reserving juices.

2.Meanwhile, for rice pilaf, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until foamy, add onion, cardamom and cinnamon and sauté for 10-15 minutes or until onion is caramelised. Add drained basmati rice and allspice and stir to coat, add chicken stock and bring to the boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 12 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

3.Divide pilaf among plates, top with duck legs and drizzle with pan juices. Scatter with toasted almonds.