Whole Roast Duck With Braised Lettuce And Potato Pancakes
This delectable recipe features succulent roasted duck seasoned with Sichuan pepper, drizzled with honey and soy sauce, and served alongside tender braised lettuce and flavorful potato pancakes. A perfect blend of savory and sweet that will delight your taste buds!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 whole English free range duck
- salt
- 1 tsp Sichuan pepper
- 300ml/10fl oz chicken
- 6 sprigs thyme
- 100g/3½ oz butter
- 1 lemon
- 4 Little Gem lettuces
- 150g/5½oz clear honey
- 75g/2½oz soy sauce
- 250g/9oz cold baked potato
- 75g/2½ oz plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 free-range eggs
- 125ml/4fl oz milk
- and pepper to taste salt
- , for cooking oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Using a small sharp knife, pierce the skin of the duck all over, but be careful not to tear holes in the skin. Season the duck with salt and the ground Sichuan pepper and place on a wire rack sat in a roasting tin. Roast in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Pour any excess fat into a jug. Reduce the oven temperature to 120C/250F/Gas ½. When at 120C/250F/Gas ½, return the duck to the oven and cook for a further 1¼ hours - basting with the reserved fat every 20 minutes.
- While the duck is roasting, bring the duck or chicken stock up to the boil with the thyme, butter and peeled rind from one lemon. Place the lettuce into the stock and cover with a lid or tin foil. Turn the heat down and braise on the hob for 8-10 minutes, or until the lettuce starts to wilt. Remove from the heat and keep warm until ready to serve.
- Remove ninety percent of the duck fat from the roasting tin and pour the honey over the duck. Turn the oven up to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and put the duck back into the oven for a further 15-20 minutes, basting every five minutes and making sure the honey doesnât burn. On the final baste, drizzle the soy sauce over the duck. When cooked, remove the duck from the oven and set aside to rest.
- While the duck is resting make the potato pancakes. Mix the cold mash, flour and baking powder together. In a separate bowl or jug, whisk the eggs and milk together. Pour into the mash and flour mixture and gently stir to make a batter (don't worry about a few lumps). Season with salt and pepper to taste. Fry spoonfuls of the batter mix in a non-stick frying pan with a little oil until golden-brown on each side. Remove from the heat and keep warm.
- Carve the duck and serve with the braised lettuce and the potato pancakes. Spoon a little of the cooking liquor from the lettuce over the top and tuck in.
Cook Time
2H
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 2 generously
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