Honey & Garlic Wild Duck

Ingredients: 

2 Whole ducks spilt or 4 Duck Breasts, skin on

½ cup soy sauce

6-8 cloves garlic, minced

¼ cup cilantro, chopped

¼ cup honey

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cracked pepper

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons sesame seeds

3 cups cooked, rice

(For added heat 2 tablespoons Sriracha)

• Pre heat oven to 400 degrees

• In small bowl whisk honey, garlic, cilantro and soy sauce (if adding Sriracha add now)

• Season duck breasts with salt and pepper

• In skillet over med-high heat add olive oil

• Add duck halves skin side down and cook for 2 minutes, flip and cook another 2 minutes (may need 2 minutes more skin side depending on size of duck. You may also need to score the skin to help render fat if needed.)

• Remove skillet from heat (if you had a lot of rendered duck fat you may want to drain it from skillet at this time, only is you have a lot) 

• Pour honey mixture over ducks, place skillet in oven

• Bake for 5 minutes then baste ducks, cook another 5 minutes or until internal temperature has reached 160 degrees

• Plate duck halves over rice, pour remaining sauce from skillet over top and garnish with sesame seeds and cilantro.