Easy Roast Duck

I’m sure there are lots of recipes out there that call themselves Easy Roast Duck, but this recipe is really easy. It requires a few minutes of prep time and the cooking is hands off.  I don’t buy duck that often so when I do prepare it, it has to be truly special.  I think duck pairs really well with blueberries but also needs some acidity to cut through the fat, so I covered the duck with a blueberry jam mixture and stuffed it with it cherry plums. I then served the cooked plums with the duck and it was a huge hit. Will definitely be making this one again.

The ingredients

Cover the duck with the jam mixture and stuff with cherry plums

Serve

Easy Roast Duck

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Course: Poultry

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 3-4 lb duck
• 5 tablespoons blueberry jam
• 2 cloves or garlic minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 cherry plums or 4 regular plums sliced in half pits removed. Try to use the firmest you can find

Method

 

1. Mix blueberry jam with garlic and salt
2. Spread over duck making sure to cover the whole duck and inside the cavity
3. Stuff the cavity the plums
4. Set duck on wire rack in a roasting pan
5. Poke duck with holes using sharp knife
6. Bake at 350 for 2 - 2 1/2 hours

Notes

I like poultry cooked until it falls off the bone so I cook my duck for 2 1/2 hours. If you like yours less well done, cook for less