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Everyday cooking Recipe
Air fryer duck breast with orange
Air fryer duck breast with orange mustard sauce. Render the skin in a pan first, then finish cooking the meat through in the air fryer.
Total time
46 min
Calories
356 kcal
Servings
2 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Render the skin before finishing
One small breast makes two meat servings without sides. This method cooks the meat through, not pink. Rendering on the hob and five minutes resting are included.
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Air fryer duck breast with orange
Air fryer duck breast with orange mustard sauce. Render the skin in a pan first, then finish cooking the meat through in the air fryer.
Ingredients
2 servings
Method
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1
Render the duck skin
Score skin shallowly in diamonds without cutting meat. Season. Place skin down in a cold pan and render over medium heat about 8 minutes. Do not wash raw poultry. Clean hands and utensils after handling raw meat.
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2
Finish cooking the duck
If required by the manufacturer, preheat for 3 minutes at 160 °C. Carefully pour off rendered fat into a safe container. Cook breast skin up in basket about 18 minutes at 160 °C. Measure the thickest centre and extend if needed. Check that the thickest part reaches at least 70 °C for 2 minutes; continue cooking if needed.
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3
Make the orange sauce
Rest meat on a clean plate 5 minutes. Boil orange juice, water and mustard in the drained pan about 2 minutes, scraping the browned residue. Sauce stays fairly thin.
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4
Check and serve
Slice across the grain and add sauce. Use clean utensils for cooked meat. Cool fat before disposal, never pour it down the drain.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Air fryer duck breast with orange
Serving guidance
The estimate does not individually subtract discarded fat. Potatoes and cabbage are extra.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Add thyme to sauce without shortening meat cooking.
Replace orange with apple juice; acidity and sweetness change.
Nutrition per serving
356kcal
2.3 gCarbohydrates
27.6 gProtein
26.1 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Air fryer duck breast with orange
It allows much of the released fat to be collected before air frying.
No, this poultry method is designed for thorough cooking with a temperature check.
No, without starch or much sugar it stays a light fluid sauce.
Not without reassessment; thickness especially changes cooking time. Measure the thickest part.
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