Entertaining for the holidays? This easy sear-roasted duck dish is served with a sensational sauce made with dried cherries, orange marmalade, ruby port and cream.

I love aromatic spices with duck so I’ve added a little Chinese five spice to this fruity sauce. The anise, fennel, cinnamon, pepper and clove bring warmth and layers of flavour.

Cook for 45 minutes, then turn duck breast upwards and continue to roast for 1 hour. Remove from bag, carve thinly and serve hot with sauce, spring onions and Mandarin Pancakes.

The recipe for duck with cranberry-mustard sauce is among a selection of quick-cooking recipes in the December issue of Food & Wine magazine, grouped as “fast expert.” ...

With a little white wine, they become a quick sauce to spoon over the sliced, medium-rare duck. A quick entree in just 30 minutes, and no chicken breast in sight.

Duck Breasts with Ginger Plum Sauce can be an alternative to the traditional chicken breast recipe.

Duck and fruit are a classic combination, Sara Moulton writes in “Sara's Secrets for Weeknight Meals” (Broadway, 2005, $29.95) — humans having long ago figured out that the acid in oranges ...

He likes duck best with a sweet-tart sauce like this cranberry mostaza (mostaza being Spanish for mustard), with its hint of red wine vinegar. Duck With Cranberry Mostaza (Start to finish 30 minutes) ...

Entertaining for the holidays? This easy sear-roasted duck dish is served with a sensational sauce made with dried cherries, orange marmalade, ruby port and cream.