Recipe

Peking Duck

Name: Peking Duck
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons paprika; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 (5 pound) whole duck; ½ cup butter, melted, divided

Roasted duck is a nice change from traditional turkey at Thanksgiving. I made this out of the blue one year, served it with all the usual side dishes, and my whole family — who had never eaten duck before — enjoyed it.

Prep 10mCook 120mTotal 130mServes 4

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Instructions

1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2
Combine paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; rub spice mixture onto skin of duck. Place duck in a roasting pan. Roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
3
Spoon 1/4 cup melted butter over duck and continue cooking for 45 minutes more.
4
Spoon remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over duck and cook until golden brown, about 15 minutes more.

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