Roast Duck with Chipotle Glaze
- 2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 cup chipotle pickling juice or red wine vinegar
- Salt and pepper
- 1 5 -pound duck, halved and backbone removed
- 6 dried Chipotle or Morita chiles, stemmed, seeded if desired
- 2 cups red wine vinegar
- To make the glaze, combine the orange juice, honey, chipotle pickling juice or red wine vinegar, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoons pepper in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by one fourth, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees.
- Season the duck all over with salt and pepper.
- Place skin side up on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Roast 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and roast 45 minutes longer.
- Remove from the oven and generously brush with the glaze.
- Return to the oven and continue roasting 30 minutes longer, generously brushing with the remaining glaze every 10 minutes.
- Cut each piece in half and serve hot with any remaining glaze for dipping.
- Combine the chiles and vinegar in a small pot.
- Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook, covered, 5 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Store in a jar in the refrigerator up to 3 months.
- Yield: 2 cups
freshly squeezed orange juice, honey, pickling juice, salt, chiles, red wine vinegar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/roast-duck-with-chipotle-glaze-recipe.html (may not work)