what temperature should it be
2006-12-24 04:34:16 · 11 answers · asked by davejarvispalmer 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Simple roast duck
Method
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
Place the duck on a clean chopping board and remove any excess fat from the neck and body cavities.
Rinse the duck thoroughly, inside and out, under a cold running tap and pat dry with a paper towel.
Pierce the skin of the duck all over with a cocktail stick or a thin bladed knife, at 1 inch intervals.
Rub salt and pepper into the skin of the duck, inside as well as outside.
Position the duck on a rack placed in a roasting tray, breast side up.
Pour a few cups of boiling water over the duck and into the roasting tray and place into the preheated oven.
Roast the duck for up to 3 hours or until no fat remains and the skin is crispy and brown, turning the duck over after every 30 minutes. Basting the duck with the juices may help to release more fat whilst cooking, although this is not necessary.
Once the duck is cooked, remove it from the oven and transfer it onto a carving board. Let it rest for 15 minutes before carving and serving.
A duck is properly cooked when the temperature of the meat at the thickest part of the thigh or breast has reached 165°F (75°C). This may be checked with a meat thermometer. The duck should also have a nice crispy brown skin all over.
2006-12-24 04:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We cook a duck for between 3 to 4 hours
Rub oil into it then some salt,as it cooks
keep turning it,it should be lovely and golden
hope your going to make the stuffing to stuff
it with. enjoy. gas mark 3 to 4
2006-12-24 07:29:52 · answer #2 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cook it gently. 180 degrees should do it, so the meat is nice and tender. You know your duck is cooked when you stab it with a knife and no blood comes out. However in France they like it a bit bloody. It's a taste thing. I cooked one the other day, (1.5kg) took about two hours. Don't forget to baste.
2006-12-24 04:50:40 · answer #3 · answered by Stef 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After cooking it should be75oc about as long as a chicken takes.
2006-12-24 04:36:47 · answer #4 · answered by MANC & PROUD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same as a chicken about 180 degrees 20 minutes per pound plus 20 minutes extra cover it so its not to dry
enjoy
can baste it with marmalade but not to thick
2006-12-24 04:39:32 · answer #5 · answered by gareth O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not long.....if you buy one of those cooked ones hanging in the window in big city initernational districts. Delicious!
2006-12-24 04:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by gypsy jane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
350, always the safest, cook for about 1hour and 23 mins
2006-12-24 04:37:19 · answer #7 · answered by Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how long is a piece of string depends on size weight fan asisted oven gas electric etc
2006-12-24 04:45:44 · answer #8 · answered by Graham N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cook it like a chicken, but don't forget to allow ten hours to pluck it.
2006-12-24 05:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About an hour and thirty minutes?
2006-12-27 06:49:29 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋