Roasted Duck with Summer Berry Sauce

Name: Roasted Duck with Summer Berry Sauce
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 whole duck; 1 small onion, peeled and halved; 1 carrot, halved; 1 celery stalk, halved; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon dried sage leaves; 1 tablespoon dried thyme; 1/2 teaspoon chopped cedar needles, halved; 1/2 cup blackberries; 1/2 cup raspberries; 1 cup blueberries; 1 cup strawberries; 1 /2 cup agave nectar; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 whole clove; 1 cup cranberry juice

4 steps

Updated at: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:53:35 GMT

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Ingredients

6 servings

1whole duck

1onion

small, peeled and halved

1 tablespoonblack pepper

1 tablespoondried sage leaves

1 tablespoondried thyme

½ teaspooncedar needles

chopped, halved

Summer Berry Sauce

½ cupblackberries

½ cupraspberries

1 cupblueberries

1 cupstrawberries

½ cupagave nectar

½ teaspoonground cumin

1whole clove

1 cupcranberry juice

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Step 2

In a large roasting pan with rack, place the duck on the rack. Stuff the cavity with onion, carrot and celery. Season the duck all over with salt, pepper, sage, thyme andncedar needles (if using). Truss the duck with butcher's twine.

Step 3

Place the duck in the oven for 1 1/2 hours. Use a meat thermometer to check right where the leg connects to the body. Remove from the oven and serve with summer berry sauce.

Step 4

In a medoim saucepot over low heat, add the berries, agave nectar, cumin and cranberry juice. Stir well to incorporate. Allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and serve warm with the roasted duck.