Duck With Apples And Orange Liqueur Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 duck
• 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
• 1 pint cider
• 2 lbs cooking apples, peeled,cored and sliced
• 1/2 cup orange liqueur (such as triple sec or cointreau)
• 1/2 cup cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt all but 2 tbs of the butter and pour over the duck in a roasting pan.
• 2 truss and bake at 350° 15 minutes per lb, basting often with the pan juices.
• 3 combine the cider and liqueur in a saucepan and reduce slightly by boiling.
• 4 gradually add the cream, salt& pepper.
• 5 over low heat, reduce the sauce by 1/3 or until thick.
• 6 fry the apple slices in 2 tbs butter until golden brown.
• 7 remove the duck and let rest 15 minutes.
• 8 place the duck on serving platter, surrounded by the cooked apples.
• 9 serve the sauce in a separate dish with a spoon or ladle.