Sweet and Spicy Duck

(SERVES 4)

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/ ½ cup dry sherry
• 120 ml/4 fl oz/ ½ cup strong black tea
• 120 ml/4 fl oz ½ cup soy sauce
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 30 ml/2 tbsp clear honey
• 5 ml/1 tsp ground cloves
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 small duck breasts, skin removed
• 15 g/ ½ oz/1 tbsp low-fat spread

To serve :

• Oriental Bean Sprout Salad

Mix together the sherry, tea, soy sauce, garlic, honey, cloves and a little salt and pepper
in a shallow dish. Add the duck and leave to marinate for 1 hour. Remove the duck from the
marinade and place on a grill (broiler) rack. Boil the marinade until reduced by half. Stir
in the low-fat spread. Brush all over the duck and grill (broil) for 10-12 minutes on each
side until golden and cooked through, brushing regularly with the remaining marinade. Serve
with oriental bean Sprout Salad.