Mexican-Style Duck Carnitas With Radish Salsa
Take taco night up a notch with these tender duck carnitas. You'll braise duck in sweet orange and smoky spices before loading up warm seeded tortillas. Top with radish salsa, pickled red onion and a sprinkle of coriander to finish.

Ingredients for 2 people
Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient














You'll also need
Olive oil, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)
Cooking instructions
Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.
Preheat the oven to 200°C/ 180°C (fan)/ gas 6
Peel and finely slice your red onion[s]
Crush your garlic open by squashing it with the side of a knife and remove the skin
Chop your tomato[es] into wedges
Cut your orange[s] in half

Heat a large, wide-based, hob-safe oven-proof casserole dish (don't have one? Start cooking in a large, wide-based pan then transfer to an oven-proof dish) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-high heat
Once hot, add half the sliced onion (you'll use the rest later!), crushed garlic, tomato wedges and a generous pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 min or until the onion is beginning to soften

Once the onion has begun to soften, add your ground smoked paprika, ground cumin, chipotle paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!), cornflour and 1 tsp [1 1/2 tsp] [2 tsp] sugar and cook for 30 secs or until fragrant
Once fragrant, add your chicken stock mix, 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] cold water, the juice of half your orange[s] (you'll use the rest later!) and a generous pinch of salt and give everything a good mix up – this is your carnitas sauce

Top the carnitas sauce with your duck leg[s] (along with the jelly and fat!), skin-side up, and put the dish in the oven, uncovered for 30 min
After 30 min, remove the dish from the oven, and shred the duck meat off the bone, then discard the bone
Mix it all together – this is your duck carnitas

While the duck is cooking, add the remaining sliced onion to a bowl with your red wine vinegar and a pinch of salt and sugar and set aside to pickle – this is your quick-pickled red onion

Meanwhile, slice your radishes (as finely as you can)
Chop your coriander finely, including the stalks

Add the radish slices, most of the chopped coriander (save some for garnish!) and the juice of the remaining orange to a bowl with a drizzle of olive oil
Season with a pinch of salt and mix everything together – this is your radish salsa
When the duck is almost ready, add your tortillas to a baking tray (or two!) and put them in the oven for 2-3 min or until they're warmed through (alternatively, add them to a plate and microwave for 20 secs on high!)

To assemble your tacos, divide the duck carnitas, radish salsa and quick-pickled red onion evenly between the warmed tortillas
Garnish with the remaining chopped coriander
Enjoy!
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