Crispy Duck & Spiced Plum Sauce | Jamie: What to Eat This Week | Channel 4, Mondays, 8pm

plum sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade fruit sauce

💰Cheaper: apple sauce

Apple sauce is more affordable and can provide a similar sweetness.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: liquid aminos

Liquid aminos are often cheaper and gluten-free.

five-spice powder

🥗Healthier: cinnamon and nutmeg

💰Cheaper: mixed spices

Mixed spices can mimic the flavor profile at a lower cost.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Score the skin of the duck in a crosshatch pattern without cutting into the meat.

Rub salt and black pepper all over the duck, including inside the cavity.

Place the duck on a roasting rack in a roasting pan, skin side up.

Roast the duck for 1.5 to 2 hours, until the skin is crispy and golden brown.

While the duck is roasting, prepare the spiced plum sauce.

Combine chopped plums, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and five-spice powder in a saucepan.

Cook the sauce over medium heat until the plums break down, about 10-15 minutes.

Add rice vinegar, cinnamon, and star anise to the sauce, simmer for another 5 minutes.

Strain the sauce to remove solids, then return to the heat to thicken if necessary.

Once the duck is cooked, let it rest for 15 minutes before carving.

Serve the carved duck with the spiced plum sauce drizzled on top and garnish with sliced scallions.

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