Duck Roast Honeyed - (Party Menu)

  INGREDIENTS:

Broiler  duck:1  about 11/2 kg

Ginger  juice:3tbsps

Garlic paste:2tbsps

Pepper  powder:1 1/2tbsps

Soya sauce(dark  or sweet):2tbsps

Salt :to taste.

Sugar:1 tbsp(avoid if using sweet soy sauce)

Aniseed  powder:1 tsp

Vinegar:1tbsp

Honey:3 to 4 tbsps

METHOD:

First wash duck well,wipe dry. Mix the rest of the ingredients together, except honey.Smear this  spice mix  all over the duck & in the  stomach  cavity. Leave in fridge to marinate  overnight.

Place  on baking tray, bake in  preheated oven  at 180 degrees  for  ½ an hour, then at 160 ⁰ for  2hours. Turn over  in between. 10 mins before taking off the oven, brush with honey. let it brown all over. This gives the skin a nice crunch. Pour off excess fat that oozes out during roasting.

To check  if cooked, poke the breast side with a fork. If liquid runs clear, consider it done.

Rest the duck for ½ an hr before carving.

Serve  with  a salad.