It is so nice to get out of the city for a while just to sit back and relax. I thought I would go and visit my brother for a couple of nights. Both evenings I wanted to treat my brother and his wife to a dinner. I had brought a duck breast with me, which I marinated in Red wine and orange juice. Where my brother makes a small amount of wine, I took it upon myself to use half a bottle for the marinade. After marinating it for a few hours, I took the duck out of the marinade and seasoned the flesh with salt and pepper. Then on the fat side a light sprinkled sugar, which will help with the crispiness of the fat once seared. I'm only searing the fat side, and then throwing the duck, directly into the oven. As for the sauce, I took the other half of a bottle and poured it into the pot with half the amount of orange juice. Then added a cinnamon stick, zest of an orange, a chip of dark chocolate, a little touch of sugar and then just put it on the back burner and let it reduce until it has almost a syrup consistency . Be sure to strain the sauce before serving. When the duck reached medium rare, haul it out of the oven and slice it really thinly. Drizzle the sauce over the duck and serve!
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