Duck with Pine Nut Wild Rice

Directions

1. 1
   Prepare Apricot Basting Sauce and set aside.
2. 2
   Heat oven to 350F (180C).
3. 3
   Place duckling, breast side up, on rack in a shallow roasting pan.
4. 4
   Brush with Apricot Basting Sauce.
5. 5
   Insert meat thermometer so that the tip is in the thickest part of the inside thigh muscle and doesn't touch the bone.
6. 6
   Do not add water and do not cover.
7. 7
   Roast, brushing with the sauce 2 or 3 times, until thermometer registers 180 to 185 degrees or drumstick meat feels very soft when pressed between fingers, 2 to 213 hours.
8. 8
   Serve with Pine Nut Wild Rice.