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Grilled Duck Breast with BBQ Sauce

Name: Grilled Duck Breast with BBQ Sauce
Total time: 225 min
Cuisine: North America
Ingredients: 2 cups Chili Sauce; 2 cups Ketchup; 1 cup Habanero Jelly; 1/4 cup Honey; 1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke; 1 tsp Chili Powder; 1 tsp Dry Mustard; 1 tsp Black Pepper; 1 tsp Paprika; 1 tsp Granulated Garlic; 1 tsp Salt; 6 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast; Vegetable Oil, as needed for the grill

Delicious duck breast and tangy BBQ sauce are the perfect option for a summer cookout.

Ingredients

Sauce / Marinade

2 cups Chili Sauce
2 cups Ketchup
1 cup Habanero Jelly
1/4 cup Honey
1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke
1 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Dry Mustard
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Granulated Garlic
1 tsp Salt

Duck

6 Maple Leaf Farms Duck Breast
Vegetable Oil, as needed for the grill

Directions

Sauce / Marinade

1
Combine BBQ sauce ingredients; simmer for one hour.
2
Cover and place in refrigerator until cold, about 2 hours.
3
Reserve 1 cup of BBQ sauce for basting.
4
Score duck breast skin in 1/4-inch intervals, being careful not to cut into the breast meat. Rotate breast and score again, making a crisscross pattern.
5
In a large container, pour remaining BBQ sauce over duck breasts.
6
Marinate covered in the refrigerator for 1/2 hour. Turn breasts over; marinate for 1/2 hour more. Remove breasts. Discard marinade.

Duck

1
Preheat sauté pan for 3 minutes on low-medium heat. Place duck skin-side down in sauté pan. Cover and cook for 10 minutes until fat is rendered and skin is crispy.
2
Preheat grill.
3
On a well-oiled grill, cook duck, skin side down, 7 minutes. Flip breast over, cook 3 minutes. While grilling, baste with reserved sauce.
4
If needed, finish cooking in a 350F oven to bring internal temperature to 155F.
5
Let duck breast rest 2 minutes.
6
Slice duck breast across the grain. Fan slices on plate.