Duck legs with 5-spice roasted Hokkaido pumpkin

Spiced Hokkaido pumpkin wedges meet crispy “Duke Leg” duck – try our simple yet refined recipe, infused with 5-spice aromas, for a festive autumn highlight.

People:For 4 persons
Cooking time:40 minutes
Difficulty level:
Easy
Recipe by:AUMAERK CULINARY TEAM

Ingredients

Bake the pumpkin
1 pieceHokkaido pumpkin
3 tbsp.Olive oil
2 tsp.5-Spice spice mix (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, chili powder, cumin)
somesalt
Sesame-Dip
1 glovegarlic
2 tbsp.Tahini
100 gyogurt
1 tsp.lemon zest
1 tbsp.lemon juice
somesea salt
somepepper
Entenkeulen
Anrichten
2 ELPignoli (Pinienkerne), geröstet

Preparation steps

Bake the pumpkin

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan oven.
  2. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
  3. Clean the Hokkaido, remove the seeds and cut the pumpkin into wedges.
  4. Mix with olive oil, the spice mix and salt.
  5. Roast the spiced pumpkin slices in the oven (middle shelf) for approx. 40 minutes.


Duck legs

  1. Prepare the “The Duke Leg” duck legs according to the instruction.

Sesame-Dip

  1. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
  2. Mix the remaining ingredients with the chopped garlic.
  3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.


Arrange

  1. Arrange the pumpkin wedges on plates, drizzle with sesame dip, sprinkle with roasted pine nuts, and serve alongside the juicy duck legs.
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