FRENCH CHRISTMAS RECIPES | What French eat for Christmas eve | COOK with me

duck

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than duck.

white wine

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Apple cider vinegar adds acidity without alcohol.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and is often less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasonings

Vegetable broth is lighter and can be homemade easily.

Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

Season the duck inside and out with salt and black pepper.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

Sear the duck breast-side down for 5-7 minutes until golden brown.

Flip the duck and sear the other side for 5 minutes.

Transfer the duck to a roasting pan, breast-side up.

Add chopped onion and garlic around the duck in the pan.

Pour chicken broth and white wine into the pan.

Roast in the oven for 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan juices.

Remove the duck from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the orange sauce by juicing the oranges and combining the juice with honey in a saucepan.

Simmer the sauce over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Mix cornstarch with water and add to the sauce to thicken further, if desired.

Slice the duck and serve with orange sauce drizzled on top.

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