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Grilled BBQ Duck Breast

Name: Grilled BBQ Duck Breast
Total time: 85 min
Cuisine: North America
Ingredients: 2 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breasts; 3 cups BBQ Sauce; Vegetable Oil, As Needed

Enjoy the red meat flavor of a steak with the health benefits of duck on the grill! Prepare using your favorite BBQ sauce to create this mouthwatering dish.

Ingredients

2 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breasts
3 cups BBQ Sauce
Vegetable Oil, As Needed

Directions

1
Score duck breast skin in 1/4" intervals, being careful not to cut into the breast meat. Rotate breast and score again, making a crisscross pattern.
2
In a container, pour 2 cups BBQ sauce over duck breasts.
3
Marinate covered in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Turn breasts over and marinate for 30 more minutes.
4
Remove breasts; discard marinade.
5
Preheat sauté pan for 3 minutes on low-medium heat.
6
Place duck skin-side down in saute pan; cover and cook for 10 minutes until fat is rendered and skin is crispy.
7
Note: While grilling, baste both sides with reserved BBQ sauce.
8
On a well-oiled preheated grill, cook duck skin side down for 7 minutes.
9
Flip breast over, grill for 3 minutes.
10
If needed, finish cooking in a 350 F oven to bring internal temperature to 155F.
11
Place duck on cutting board and let rest 5 - 10 minutes until it reaches 165 degrees before slicing.