The Hairy Bikers duck with kumquats orange sauce recipe

Si and Dave served up a tasty (Duck à l’orange) duck with kumquats orange sauce and roast potatoes dish on The Hairy Bikers Comfort Food series.

The ingredients for the roast potatoes: 1kg potatoes, left unpeeled, cut into small chunks, 1 tbsp duck fat (optional, can use 2 tbsp olive oil instead), 1 bulb garlic, broken up into cloves, few sprigs rosemary, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

For the sauce: 50g granulated sugar, 12 kumquats, sliced, pips removed, 200ml red wine, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, 2 large shallots, finely chopped, 2 star anise, 2 oranges, juice only, 500ml chicken stock, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

For the duck: 4 duck breasts, dash oil or duck fat, salt and freshly ground black pepper.