How to cook whole duck by Gressingham Duck

Preheat your oven to 200°C, Fan 180°C, Gas Mark 6. Weigh the duck without giblets and pat the skin of the duck with a kitchen towel to remove excess moisture.

Prick the skin around the duck legs.

Season the duck all over with salt and pepper.

Place the duck on a rack in a roasting tin and roast in the middle of the oven for 40 minutes per KG plus 10 minutes extra.

When the duck is cooked cover with foil and rest for 10-20 minutes before serving.

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[leanneg]

Thank you! I've never cooked duck before, now I have two Gressingham Ducks to roast! I'll do one following this video exactly, then see about the next.

[lindathomas]

So pleased to find pancakes in my local Sainsbury’s, brought 10 boxes to freeze. I have made my own for decades because you could never just buy some in Cornwall. Admittedly I’m a pro at making them now lol and family do prefer my fresh ones, BUT they don’t have to make them lol, and I don’t always have an hour to make them. Which is why I only did crispy duck and pancakes only now and again (even though it’s my favourite thing!) it was just finding the time to make the pancakes. Now I can have them more often, in fact have a Gressingham duck slow cooking in Chinese five spice right now! 😆

[timbermannh]

My YT search term was "duck giblets". This vid was the second choice that came up. All it says is "remove giblets" LOL

[roncooke]

It’s so very difficult to get a video without a load of crap music

[sirris]

sorry but this seems terrible...the fat wont be rendered it will be chewy....why do you only prick the area around the legs? The duck has fat everywhere. have you done this before and actually tasted it?

[KhalidAlazmi]

Don't you first boil the duck and change the water and cook it in the oven?Then torrative rid of the smell

[stevesoutlook]

Salt and pepper isn’t proper seasoning lmao give me a break

[amandalindberg]

I followed this recipe to the letter for a 700g duck. After the cooking time and rest, it was still leaking blood when I put the knife to it. Very disappointed. :(