Balsamic, Orange, Honey, Maple Syrup Glazed Duck

• 1 (2 kg) duck
• 40 g maple syrup
• 60 g honey
• 20 g Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 100 ml orange juice
• 100 ml balsamic vinegar
• 10 g garlic
• 40 ml orange liqueur or 40 ml port wine

1. Preheat oven to 190c.
2. Mix all the ingredients (except the duck!) together in a small saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Reserve 1/4 of the glaze.
4. Sit the duck on a rack over a baking dish, baste and place in oven.
5. Baste the duck every 10 minutes throughout the cooking process with remaining 3/4 of glaze.
6. A 2kg duck should take about 1 hour 15 minutes to cook, but give one of his legs a pull, and if it moves freely and any juices run clear, your duck will be cooked.
7. Place on a serving platter brush with reserved glaze and serve.
8. Pass any remaining reserved glaze to be spooned over carved duck.

duck, maple syrup, honey, mustard, thyme, orange juice, balsamic vinegar, garlic, orange liqueur

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/balsamic-orange-honey-maple-syrup-glazed-duck-110165 (may not work)