Orange Duck with Carrots, Potatoes and Orange Sauce

This duck is filled with oranges which makes it very nice and citrussy. Served with carrots that have a little more of a sweet taste, some potatoes and a lovely orange sauce, this makes for a really delicious lunch or dinner, whichever opportunity to cook this you prefer. The duck will be roasted for about 3 and a half to 4 hours in total, depending on the size of your duck, so plan ahead for this dish. But I promise, it will be absolutely worth it! 

Ingredients

about 2 kg of duck

rosemary, thyme, herbes de Provence

salt and pepper

2 oranges

200 ml of oil

150 g of butter in pieces

For the sauce:

6 oranges

150 ml of white whine

200 g of sugar

500 ml of orange juice

5 carrots

125 ml of water

2 tablespoons of flour

2 tablespoons of sugar

as a side: potatoes

Start off by washing the duck and seasoning it with salt and pepper and the herbs, all around. Filet the oranges and place them inside of the duck. Pour the oil into the ovenproof dish and lay the pieces of butter on the duck. You will need to keep it moist throughout which means you're going to have to come back every half an hour and pour the fat back onto the duck. Roast the duck for 2 and a half hours at about 100°C and increase this to 200°C for the last half an hour of roasting. If your duck is bigger, adjust the time accordingly. This way, it will go crispy on the outside but will be nice and tender on the inside.

In the last half an hour of roasting, boil the potatoes and the chopped up carrots. Also start preparing the sauce. For this, filet the oranges and fry them off in a non-stick frying pan. Pour in the wine and reduce down. Add the sugar and mix in well. Lastly, pour in the orange juice and let it simmer until the duck is ready. For the carrots, mix half a glass of water with 2 tablespoons of flour. Drain the carrots once they are done and put them back in the sauce pan. Add the sugar and the water flour mix and stir in well. Let it bubble up for about 2 minutes and then set to the side to serve. Lastly, enjoy these delicacies :)