North Croatian Roasted Duck

Name: North Croatian Roasted Duck
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2500 g duck (the whole duck); 50 g lard; 20 g salt; 1 tablespoon marjoram

Submitted by nitko

"This is traditional fall dinner, usually served with “mlinci” (recipe also on Zaar). It is very easy and simple; I am adding some of my procedure tricks."

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Ready In:: 17mins
Ingredients:: 4
Yields:: 4 portions
Serves:: 4

ingredients

2500 g duck (the whole duck)
50 g lard
20 g salt
1 tablespoon marjoram

directions

Clean the duck and salt only from inside 2-3 hours before roasting. Add one tablespoon of marjoram inside the duck to cover inside meat.
Heat oven to 250°C If there is enough fat inside duck, remove this fat and melt it separately in small pot; add lard. Heat lard and pour over duck’s skin (that way we close pores on skin).
Immediately put the duck into hot oven, roast 20 minutes on 250°C and than reduce heat to 180°C Last 20 minutes roast again on 200°C
Duck weight 2500 g need about 120 minutes roasting.
Start cutting the duck after 15 minutes resting outside. Use this time to remove fat drippings you will need for “mlinci”.

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Reviews

I love this recipe! the flavours really explode in this dish. I love it!

soccerstar84
Love this recipe! So easy, yet to tasty. And mlinci make the perfect side dish. Thank you, Nitko, for sharing this with us. :-)

mirelaz
awesome and simple was my first duck and it roasted quite nicely thanks for the tips!

jbridger