Duck is a flavorsome meat, and this powerfully flavoured sauce makes a rich combination, that is quite impressive to serve. The ingredients can be a little expensive to buy, but it does make a wonderful dish for a special occasion. Serve with a salad and sweet potato chips.

Ingredients

• 2 large duck breasts, skin on
• coconut oil
• sea salt
• freshly ground pepper
• Pomegranate seeds to garnish
• Fresh coriander to garnish

Sauce ingredients

• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cm fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
• 100 ml organic pomegranate juice (check the label carefully to avoid added sugar and additives. The one we found was in a glass jar, and imported from America.)
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 tsp manuka honey
• 50 ml fresh orange juice
• pinch of ground cloves
• 5 thyme sprigs

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius (350 degrees Fahrenheit)
2. Make a few cuts in the fat / skin of the duck breast. Brush with a little coconut oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. 
3. Fry in an oven proof pan for 5 minutes skin side down on a moderate heat. Turn the duck over and cook for a further 2 minutes. 
4. Put all of the sauce ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
5. Pour the sauce over the duck, and put the pan with duck and sauce into the oven to cook for around 5 minutes (depending on the size of the duck breast it might take a little more or less time). 
6. Garnish with fresh coriander and pomegranate seeds to serve. 

Music to go with it…
Listen on Spotify: Burning Spear – Marcus Garvey / Garvey’s Ghost