Pomegranate Duck - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 (2 kg) duck
    3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
    2 tablespoons cumquat marmalade or 2 tablespoons other marmalade
    2 cloves garlic, crushed
    1 orange, juice of
    1 orange, zest of
    1 lemon, juice of
    1 lemon, zest of
Preparation
    Cut the duck in half, through the backbone and breast, using kitchen sissors.
    Mix the remaining ingredients together and marinate the duck for at least 2 hours.
    Strain and reserve the marinade.
    Pre-heat your oven to 170c and cook the duck for 1 1/2 hours.
    Increase the oven temperature to 200c for a further 10 minutes or until the duck skin is crisp and brown.
    Place the marinade in a small saucepan bring to the boil and cook over a high heat for about 10 minutes or until reduced by half.
    Remove the duck and allow to rest for about 10 minutes before cutting the halves in half.
    Serve with a little of the reduced marinade poured over.

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