Duckling w/fried rice stuffing and orange

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
15-pound frozen duckling; thawed
½teaspoonSalt
2tablespoonsCooking oil
½cupCooked long-grain rice
1can(8-oz) water chestnuts; drained; chopped
½cupFinely diced fully cooked ham
1tablespoonSoy sauce
1tablespoonDry sherry
½teaspoonSugar
2tablespoonsCornstarch
2tablespoonsBrown sugar
teaspoonSalt
teaspoonNutmeg
¼teaspoonDry mustard
2cupsOrange juice
2tablespoonsOrange marmalade
Hot pepper to taste

Directions

ORANGE SAUCE

Rinse duckling and pat dry. Sprinkle body and neck cavities with salt.

Heat oil in skillet. Add rice and onion; stir and heat 3-4 minutes.

Stir in water chestnuts, ham, soy sauce, sherry and sugar. Skewer neck skin of duck to body. Fill carivy loosely with stuffing. Cover opening of body cavity with aluminum foil and tie legs loosely together. Place on rack in roasting pan.

Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) for about 40 minutes per pound or until drumstick meat is tender. Brush duckling with sauce during last 10-15 minutes of roasting. Cool about 15 minutes before serving.

Serve with remaining sauce. Makes 4 servings. ORANGE SAUCE: Mix together cornstarch, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg and dry mustard in saucepan. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Place over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Boil briefly. Makes about 2 cups.

FROM NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .