COURSE:
Air Frying, Asian, Dinner, Main Course
This Air Fryer Christmas Spiced Duck recipe is exceptional for its flavorful and juicy results. The spice mix including the natural flavour of orange zest, and Christmas spices, seasoning the duck and helping the skin crisp beautifully.. Allowing the duck to cook away in the simmering stock, ensures tender and well-seasoned duck legs. By not emerging the entire duck legs with liquid you are left with perfectly crispy skin, hard to resist. The air frying method, combined with aromatic ingredients like onions, oranges, and spices, enhances the dish’s depth. The accompanying orange-infused gravy, made from the pan juices, adds a delicious finishing touch. This recipe balances simplicity with sophisticated flavors, making it a standout choice for this festive season.
Air Fryer Christmas Spiced Duck
Difficulty:
2
Prep Time:
10-15 mins
Cook Time:
90 mins
Servings:
Serves 6
Total Time:
120 mins
Product:
Vortex Plus VersaZone
Ingredients
6 raw duck legs
1/3 cup salt
Spice Mix
6 coriander seeds
6 black peppercorns
“Alternatively: if you dont have a pestle and mortar; Use 1 Tsp mixed spice or Chinese 5 spice”
Zest of 3 oranges
For the braise
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 onion, sliced
2 star anise (optional but reccomended)
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 orange, sliced
1-2 tsp cornflour mixed with water (for sauce)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the salt with the duck legs, ensuring the legs are properly coated and leave to cure for 30-60minutes.
- Slice the onion and zested oranges thinly, then lay them in a roasting dish suitably sized for your air fryer basket. Drizzle over a little cooking oil. and add the spices.
- Grind together the bay leaves, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, and orange zest into a paste and add to the roasting dish.
- Add the duck legs, skin side up, then add the stock. The stock should cover the legs, but not submerge them completely, a little of the skin should be peeping out the liquid.
- Cover the dish with foil and roast the duck legs at 155°C for 1 hour. Uncover after 30mins and top up with liquid. Once cooked, It should be lovely and soft.
- Remove the legs from the liquid and strain the stock, then add to an Instant Pot or saucepan, with the cornflour/water mix and Saute until thickened.
- “If you want to crisp the skin of the duck, preheat the air fryer to grill. Place the legs directly into the air fryer basket and grill for a few minutes until you have a desired crispy result- keep an eye on them! Once cooked allow the duck to rest in the warm basket while you make the sauce.”
- Once the gravy is thickened, plate up the duck legs with your favourite sides before drizzling over the sauce.
Air Fryer Christmas Spiced Duck
COURSE:
Air Frying, Asian, Dinner, Main Course
Difficulty:
2
Prep Time:
10-15 mins
Cook Time:
90 mins
Servings:
Serves 6
Total Time:
120 mins
Product:
Vortex Plus VersaZone
Ingredients
6 raw duck legs
1/3 cup salt
Spice Mix
6 coriander seeds
6 black peppercorns
“Alternatively: if you dont have a pestle and mortar; Use 1 Tsp mixed spice or Chinese 5 spice”
Zest of 3 oranges
For the braise
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 onion, sliced
2 star anise (optional but reccomended)
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 orange, sliced
1-2 tsp cornflour mixed with water (for sauce)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the salt with the duck legs, ensuring the legs are properly coated and leave to cure for 30-60minutes.
- Slice the onion and zested oranges thinly, then lay them in a roasting dish suitably sized for your air fryer basket. Drizzle over a little cooking oil. and add the spices.
- Grind together the bay leaves, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, and orange zest into a paste and add to the roasting dish.
- Add the duck legs, skin side up, then add the stock. The stock should cover the legs, but not submerge them completely, a little of the skin should be peeping out the liquid.
- Cover the dish with foil and roast the duck legs at 155°C for 1 hour. Uncover after 30mins and top up with liquid. Once cooked, It should be lovely and soft.
- Remove the legs from the liquid and strain the stock, then add to an Instant Pot or saucepan, with the cornflour/water mix and Saute until thickened.
- “If you want to crisp the skin of the duck, preheat the air fryer to grill. Place the legs directly into the air fryer basket and grill for a few minutes until you have a desired crispy result- keep an eye on them! Once cooked allow the duck to rest in the warm basket while you make the sauce.”
- Once the gravy is thickened, plate up the duck legs with your favourite sides before drizzling over the sauce.
This Air Fryer Christmas Spiced Duck recipe is exceptional for its flavorful and juicy results. The spice mix including the natural flavour of orange zest, and Christmas spices, seasoning the duck and helping the skin crisp beautifully.. Allowing the duck to cook away in the simmering stock, ensures tender and well-seasoned duck legs. By not emerging the entire duck legs with liquid you are left with perfectly crispy skin, hard to resist. The air frying method, combined with aromatic ingredients like onions, oranges, and spices, enhances the dish’s depth. The accompanying orange-infused gravy, made from the pan juices, adds a delicious finishing touch. This recipe balances simplicity with sophisticated flavors, making it a standout choice for this festive season.
