A few things of note about this recipe. Typically speaking a teriyaki sauce recipe contains mirin, it is a Japanese sweet wine. I find it insipid and when I came across Andrea Nguyen's homemade version and discovered how simple it is to make I just did away with store bought mirin altogether. The second thing about this recipe is the orange juice, the idea coming from Hiroko Shimbo and her book, The Japanese Kitchen. It is not typical of teriyaki but in this case it is a nice back note of taste that is really great in cutting the richness of the duck. Adjust the sweetness of the sauce with less or more sugar according to your tastes.

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