Poultry and Game Recipes - Marinated Grilled Duck Recipe

  
 

Poultry and Game Recipes - Marinated Grilled Duck Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 4 duck breast and wing portions

  • 150 ml/1/4 pint natural yogurt

  • salt and pepper

  • watercress sprigs, to garnish

  • brown rice, to serve 

Marinade:

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

  • 150 ml/1/4 pint red wine vinegar

  • 1 onion, chopped

  • 12 juniper berries, crushed

  • 2 teaspoons fennel seeds

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed

Method:

  1. Put the duck portions in a large clear plastic bag. Add all the marinade ingredients, exclude any air and seal. Leave for 8 hours, turning occasionally.

  2. Drain the duck, reserving the marinade. Place the duck, skin side down, in a roasting pan.

  3. Cook in a preheated oven, 220°C (425°F), Gas Mark 7, basting once with the reserved marinade, for 30 minutes. Turn and cook, basting again, for a further 30 minutes.

  4. Transfer to a warm dish and keep hot. Place 6 tablespoons of the remaining marinade in a small saucepan, cover and heat gently for 5 minutes.

  5. Strain, whisk into the yogurt and season to taste with salt and pepper.

  6. Serve the duck on a bed of brown rice, garnished with watercress and topped with the sauce.