Honey Orange Duck - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 whole duck, 4 lbs
3 whole star anise
1 sprig parsley
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup orange juice, fresh
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sherry wine
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger juice
water (enough to cover duck)

Preparation

Boil water in a large kettle.
Place duck, anise and parsley in boiling water; cook 10 minutes.
Remove duck from water; let cool on rack for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350*.
Bake duck on rack in a roasting pan for 1 1/2 hours.
Mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, sherry, salt and ginger juice.
Pour half of mixture into cavity and brush remaining mixture on duck.
Bake 30-40 minutes more; basting every 10 minutes during the last 1/2 hour of baking.
Transfer duck to a platter.
Garnish with orange slices.
Serve hot.