Orange Sauce For Chicken Or Duck

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

2/3 cup light brown sugar

2/3 cup sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons grated orange peel

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup x ½ orange liqueur

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 orange skin, julienne stripped

(peel of an orange with a

vegetable peeler, slice peel thinly)

Preparation

Combine sugars and cornstarch in a pot. Mix. Add rest of ingredients.

Bring to a boil, then allow to simmer over low heat 3-4 minutes. Pour over duck or chicken. If using duck: Slice duck in half. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce on top of duck. Bake with skin side up at 350 degrees approximately 1 1/2 -2 hours until skin is golden and crisp. Baste every 1/2 hour with drippings in pan. After 1 hour, drain most of the fat from pan leaving enough to cover bottom of pan.