All Natural Whole Duck with Orange Sauce

All Natural Whole Duck with Orange Sauce

Description

Our All Natural Whole Duck with Orange Sauce is lightly marinated in water & sea salt to keep it moist for cooking. Easy to get creative with, you can roast whole, cut up, or save the carcass for duck stock. Use the convenient orange sauce as a glaze or on the side for dipping.

  • Weight: 4 - 8.5 lbs.
  • Available: frozen
  • Shelf life: 2 years frozen
  • Includes giblets, neck, and orange sauce packet
  • USDA Grade A
  • Gluten Free
  • No hormones added
  • No antibiotics administered for growth promotion
Our duck is cared for in a free to roam environment on small family duck farms throughout Northern Indiana. Maple Leaf Farms prioritizes our duck well-being with our Trident Stewardship program.

Ingredients:
Duck, water, sea salt

Orange Sauce Ingredients:
Orange juice, water, turbinado sugar, corn starch, citric acid, sea salt, canola oil, dried torula yeast, guar gum, natural flavor, spice, dehydrated onion

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2-3 hours
Ready Time: 2-3 hours

Cooking Instructions

  • 1

    If frozen, thaw out in refrigerator for 36 - 48 hours.

  • 2

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

  • 3

    Remove from bag. Remove neck, giblets, and orange sauce packet from body cavity.

  • 4

    Dab duck with paper towels.

  • 5

    Season to taste.

  • 6

    Roast uncovered, breast side up, on a rack in a roasting pan for 26 minutes per pound or until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F (82 degrees C), measured at the thigh joint.

  • 7

    The legs move freely and juices run clear when duck is done.

  • 8

    Let rest for 10 minutes before carving.