Duck With Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 kg ducklings
1 cup red wine
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 teaspoons arrowroot
425 g cherries, drained and stoned

Preparation

Wash, dry duck and prick skin a few times with a fork.
Cook in an oven according to directions on packet, or otherwise approximately 1 1/2 hours at 180\u00b0C.
Ten minutes before duck is ready bring wine, orange juice, chilli and sugar to the boil in a small saucepan.
Remove a small amount of mixture from saucepan and blend well with arrowroot to form a smooth paste.
Return to saucepan and stir constantly until sauce boils and thickens.
Reduce heat, add cherries and simmer for 3 minutes.
Cut duck into serving portions, serve with sauce to one side along with vegetables of choice.