SMOKED DUCK RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Smoked Duck Recipe - (4.1/5) image

Provided by á-31592

Number Of Ingredients 8

Brine:
In salt water overnight
Serves 2-4.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
1 large duck or small wild goose
Salt
1/4 cup thick maple syrup (good quality not pancake syrup)

Steps:

1.Salt the duck well inside the cavity, then paint the outside of the bird with the maple syrup. Salt the outside well. 2.Set the bird in your smoker with a drip pan underneath. *** To crisp skin, start on a 500 degree grill for no more that 15 minutes. Smoke between 250 and 275 degrees over apple or pecan wood for 2.5-3.5 hours. Baste the ducks with the maple syrup every hour. When smoked, allow to cool completely, then carve. Serve cool or at room temperature as a cold cut or appetizer, or carve the breast whole and sear in a pan. Slice and serve with lentils.