Duck with Plum Sauce Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

400 g/14 oz/1 large can of plums, drained and juice reserved
30 ml/2 tbsp tomato puree (paste)

25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp dark brown sugar

15 ml/1 tbsp red wine vinegar

5 ml/1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, crushed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 duck, quartered, or 4 duck breasts

Method :

Place the plums, tomato puree, sugar, wine vinegar, mustard and garlic in a saucepan and warm gently to dissolve the sugar. Season to taste, then puree in a food processor or blender. Thin, if necessary, with a little of the plum juice. Pour the sauce over the duck in a roasting tin (pan) and roast in a preheated oven at 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5 for 1.5 hours until crisp and golden, basting occasionally with the sauce.