Orange Wild Duck

Ingredients

• 4 wild duck breasts
• Salt
• Pepper (freshly ground)
• 4 tbsp orange liqueur
• 6 oranges (unprocessed)
• 2 tbsp orange marmalade
• 1 Tbsp clarified butter

Instructions

1. 1.

   Season the duck breasts with salt and pepper, then drizzle with 2 tbsp orange liqueur. Wash the oranges. Thinly peel the zest of one orange into very fine strips.

2. 2.

   Squeeze juice from 4 oranges and heat it with the zest, remaining liqueur, and marmalade until reduced by half. Peel the remaining 2 oranges thoroughly with a knife, remove all white membranes, and cut fillets along the segments.

3. 3.

   Heat clarified butter in a pan. Sear the duck breasts for 2 minutes on each side, then cook at low heat for another 3–4 minutes per side.

4. 4.

   Bring the orange sauce to a boil and add the orange fillets. Slice the meat and serve with the sauce.