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Roasted Orange & Juniper Duck Legs

INGREDIENTS

4 x Duck Legs, trimmed
2 teaspoons juniper berries
8 cloves garlic, unpeeled and slightly crushed
peel of 2 oranges, removed with vegetable peeler
1 tablespoon brown sugar
80ml port
10 bay leaves
1kg chat (baby) potatoes, halved

METHOD

Preheat oven to 200C. Place the duck, and all ingredients except for potatoes into a bowl and toss to coat.

Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Place the duck, skin side down, on the potatoes and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Roast for 20 minutes. Turn the duck and roast for a further 20 minutes or until cooked through.