Roasted Duck recipe

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 (5 pound) whole duck
½ cup melted butter

Nutrition Info

624.9 calories
carbohydrate: 1 g
cholesterol: 280 mg
fat: 45.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 51.8 g
saturatedFat: 20.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1538.1 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. Rub salt, pepper, and paprika into the skin of the duck. Place in a roasting pan.

  3. Roast duck in preheated oven for 1 hour. Spoon 1/4 cup melted butter over bird, and continue cooking for 45 more minutes. Spoon remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over duck, and cook for 15 more minutes, or until golden brown.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I made this last year out of the blue, and my whole family enjoyed it. We had never had duck before, and it was a nice exchange for the traditional turkey. We served it with all the usual side dishes.

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