Ingredients

  • 1 large duck
  • 3 tbsp of cinnamon maybe more
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar or honey( i prefer honey)
  • 1 lots of Rhubarb, chopped. around 6cups
  • 1 water
  • 1 salt
  • 1 SAUCE
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 cup cold orange juice
  • 1 tbsp sugar or honey
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Method

  • pre heat oven to 350
  • mix 2 or 3 cups of chopped Rhubarb with cinnamon and sugar or honey.
  • sprinkle the duck inside and out with salt, then stuff duck with Rhubarb mixture.
  • put a layer of chopped Rhubarb on bottom of cast iron dutch oven or other suitable pot.
  • place the duck in dutch oven, breast side up, add cup of water then completely cover duck with more chopped Rhubarb.
  • cover the pot tightly with a lid, and put it in the center of preheated oven.
  • cook for 60 minutes, checking the duck from time to time and add a little water if needed.
  • as the duck cooks, melt the butter in a skillet on medium heat.
  • remove skillet from heat just as the butter starts to brown.
  • with a wooden spoon, stir in the four, mixing well.
  • stir in cold orange juice, sugar or honey, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  • mix well and put skillet back on the heat, stir until sauce thickens.
  • when duck is done, remove duck from the pot and carve into serving pieces, discarding the Rhubarb.
  • spoon the sauce over each helping.
  • serve with rice, veggies and bread