Habanero-Orange Marinated Duck Quesadillas with Mango Salsa

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Total Time:
4 hr 50 min
Prep
20 min
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4 hr 0 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
12 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Duck Quesadillas:

  • 12 strips orange peel
  • 1 bunch cilantro, leaves picked
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1 habanero pepper, cored, seeded, and minced
  • 4 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 4 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 (4-ounce) duck breasts
  • 12 (10-inch) flour tortillas
  • 4 cups shredded jalapeno Jack cheese

Mango Salsa:

  • 4 medium mangos, peeled, seeded, and diced
  • 2 small red peppers, diced
  • 4 limes, juiced
  • 1 bunch cilantro, leaves chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups sour cream, for garnish

Directions

Duck Quesadillas:

Finely chop the orange peels and cilantro leaves. In a medium bowl add the olive oil, orange juice, habanero pepper and salt and pepper. Mix well. Rub the duck breast with the mixture and marinate for 4 hours in the refrigerator.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Remove the duck from refrigerator. Drain excess marinade. In a large oven-proof skillet over high heat, sear the duck breasts on both sides until brown. Transfer to the oven and roast until done. Let cool. Remove the skin and dice the meat.

Mango Salsa:

Combine the mango, pepper, lime, and cilantro and refrigerate.

Gently warm the tortillas. Spread diced duck breast evenly on each half of each tortilla. Top each with cheese. Fold tortilla. Lightly oil a grill pan and grill until light brown on both sides and cheese is melted. Slice each tortilla into 5 wedges and garnish with mango salsa and sour cream.

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  • on June 07, 2009

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    I thought that 4T of salt and pepper seemed like too much so I only used 1T of each and was glad that I did. I was looking for a duck recipe that was something other than roasting the duck so I made this recipe with breast and legs and substituted the cheese for Havarti since I had it on hand and they were delicious! Even my brother who has a strict diet of Quiznos and steak wanted a second one :

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