CHINESE STYLE ROAST DUCK

Chinese Style Roast Duck image

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 duck, approx. 6 lbs, thawed to room temperature
1/4 cup salt, roasted Korean
1 pinch fresh ground black pepper
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup soy sauce
5 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup Cooking sake

Steps:

Remove giblets and neck and set aside
Cross-score breast, cut skin, not meat
Poke holes elsewhere, esp. fatty places
Remove excess fatty skin flaps
Rub salt and minced garlic generously inside, rub salt on outside
Tie up drumsticks
Bake in preheated oven (350 degrees) for one hour, breast side up
Flip and baste with honey/soy sauce/sake mixture for 45 minutes (baste every 15 minutes)
Flip and baste with honey/soy sauce/sake mixture for one hour (baste every 15 minutes)
(Optional) Depending on how done the skin is, roast for final 15 minutes after basting last time
Remove duck from oven and let stand for 15 minutes, keeping Angie from picking at it
Carve as desired