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Peppery Lemon Duck with Roasted Garlic

A duckling rubbed a day ahead with a paste of black peppercorns, garlic and lemon zest, air-dried in the refrigerator, then roasted in two positions with lemon and orange juice for crackling skin and a simple white wine pan sauce.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on1 h 5 min
  • Total1 d 3 h
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1duckling, about 2.3 kg (5 lb)
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Rub

  • 2 clovesgarlic, pressed
  • 3 tbspblack peppercorns
  • 2lemons, zest finely grated

Roasting

  • 1 headgarlic, whole, unpeeled
  • 3large lemons, juiced (about 135 ml)
  • 2juice oranges, large, juiced (about 240 ml)

Sauce

  • 120 mldry white wine, 1/2 cup

Diet

  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Duck
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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