Anatra al Sale (Duck in Salt Crust)

Name: Anatra al Sale (Duck in Salt Crust)
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters saba, or balsamic vinegar mixed with a little water; 1 duck, weighing 3 to 4 pounds, gutted and rinsed; 1 egg white; 4 Tbsps grappa; 907 grams Kosher salt; 1 branch rosemary; 6 sage leaves; 8 servings Fine salt and pepper, to taste

Anatran al Sale (Duck in Salt Crust) might be a good recipe to expand your crust recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 418 calories, 11g of protein, and 38g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. If you have balsamic vinegar, sage leaves, grappa, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

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Rinse the duck cavity with the grappa.

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Grappa

Whole Duck

Place the herbs inside the body, season the inside with salt and pepper and truss the duck with butcher's twine.

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Salt And Pepper

Herbs

Whole Duck

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Kitchen Twine

Cover the bottom of a roasting pan with a 1/2-inch layer of salt.

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Salt

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Place the duck atop the salt, beat the egg white to a light froth and mix 1 1/2 pounds of kosher salt to form a moist paste. Cover the duck completely with the salt mixture and roast in the oven for 1 1/2 hours.

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Salt

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