CITRUS-RUBBED WHOLE DUCK

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From Emeril Lagasse, this is a great duck recipe. The citrus aroma fills the kitchen while it's cooking. The skin is crisp, and the duck is moist and tender.

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Wild Game

Time 2h45m

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 oranges
2 lemons
3 Tbsp coarsely ground black pepper
2 Tbsp salt
5 lb duck, whole

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2. Zest oranges and lemons and chop zest finely.
  • 3. Squeeze juice from oranges and lemons.
  • 4. In a small bowl combine zest, juice, pepper and salt.
  • 5. Rub duck, inside and out, with all of the citrus-pepper mixture.
  • 6. In a roasting pan set duck on a vertical roaster and cook about 2 1/2 hours, or until well-browned and crispy.
  • 7. Let rest, loosely covered with foil, 10 minutes before carving.

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