Pelleh /Recipes /Honey Duck legs with Marmalade syrup and sweet potato mash

Honey Duck legs with Marmalade syrup and sweet potato mash

Print

Email to friend

  • Preheat oven to 350

  • Ingredients

    • Duck Legs – 2
    • 1 – Tbsp Honey
    • 4 Tbsp Marmalade
    • 1 Tbsp triple sec
    • 1 Tbsp Orange Juice
    • 1 cup sweet potatoes
    • ¼ cup fresh coriander, chopped
    • 1 Tbsp Rendered Duck fat (from the lads)
    • Salt
    • Pepper
    • Nutmeg

  • Marmalade syrup

    Place the Honey, Marmalde, Triple Sec, and Orange juice in a sauce pan over medium heat. Reduce until slightly sticky. Mix in another splash of Orange Juice if it gets to thick. Set aside

    Marmalade syrup.

  • Directions

    Season duck legs on both sides with salt and pepper. Place skin side up in preheated oven uncovered for 30 minutes. At this point drain off excess rendered fat (save for later), and pour the Marmalade syrup over the duck, bake for an additional 60 minutes, basting occasionally. When ready, the duck should be very soft, golden brown and the sauce reduced to a glaze.

  • Sweat Potato Mash

    Peal and steam the sweet potatoes until tender, and mash in with the rendered duck fat and nutmeg. Fold in the chopped coriander, and season to taste with salt and pepper

    To serve, place a scoop of mash on each plate, lean a duck leg against it and spoon over the Marmalade syrup

Click to enlarge
back to all