Roast Duck Recipe

Name: Roast Duck Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 whole duck; Oil; salt & pepper to season; Rosemary & Thyme; Nutmeg; Orange

2 hours 15 minutes

Total Time

30 minutes

Prep Time

1 hour 45 minutes

Cook Time

Feeds

A succulent and crispy roast duck recipe!

Ingredients

1 whole duck
Oil, salt & pepper to season
Rosemary & Thyme
Nutmeg
Orange

Method:

Tips:

- Rest the duck for at least 30 minutes.

- Serve with a fruity stuffing.

- For an extra sweet finish, raise the temperature up to gas mark 7/ fan 220°C and rub some honey over the skin and wait for it to caramelise.

Take the duck out of the fridge 1 hour before cooking to allow it to come up to room temperature.

Prick the duck breasts with a fork and season with salt and pepper. If you fancy, chop up some rosemary, nutmeg, thyme and orange zest and rub into the skin.

Stuff the duck with 2 halves of an orange and any remaining spices, place in a deep tray with a trivet and follow one of the two below cooking options.

Preheat your fan assisted oven to 200°C/gas mark 6.

Roast the duck at this temperature for 25 minutes

Reduce the temperature to 120°C/gas mark 1/2, when the temperature has dropped to 120°C, return to the oven for 1hr 15 minutes basting every 20 minutes.