Five Spice Duck

Name: Five Spice Duck
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 5 -6 lbs whole duck; 4 tablespoons regular soy sauce; 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce (tamari); 3 tablespoons demerara sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons five-spice powder; 4 inches ginger, crushed

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Ingredients

5 -6 lbs whole duck ⓘ
4 tablespoons regular soy sauce ⓘ
4 tablespoons dark soy sauce (tamari)
3 tablespoons demerara sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons five-spice powder
4 inches ginger, crushed ⓘ

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 with rack set in middle level.
Wash duck, discarding excess fat, dry duck.
Combine soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, and five-spice powder. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Loosen skin from duck breast and leg joint too. Rub marinade all into them, between the meat and the skin, rub some into the cavity as well, put the ginger in there, truss with string (essential).
Put a rack in a roasting pan. Place on duck with the breast side facing down. Bake 45 minutes, baste often. Turn, bake 45 minutes more, baste often still.
Rest 15 minutes before carving, tenting with foil if desired.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

54 kcal 3% DV

Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 6.5g 13% DV

Total Fat 1.3g 2% DV

Carbs 4.1g 1% DV

Fiber 0.8g 3% DV

Sugar 0.3g 1% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 1966.5mg 86% DV

Potassium 178.3mg 4% DV

Cholesterol 128.8mg 43% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 2996mcg 100% DV

Vitamin C 1.1mg 1% DV

Calcium 25.5mg 2% DV

Iron 7.8mg 43% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).