Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck

Name: Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters brown sugar; 1 3-inch long cinnamon sticks; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 1-inch piece of ginger, thinly sliced; 59 milliliters honey; 2 liters ice-cold water; 1 medium orange, quartered; 2 teaspoons orange zest; 59 milliliters rice; 3 Tbsps salt; 473 milliliters soy sauce; 2 whole star anise pods; 59 milliliters tea leaves; 2 liters boiling water; 1 whole duck

Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck is a gluten free and dairy free beverage. One serving contains 2057 calories, 72g of protein, and 151g of fat. This recipe covers 51% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up tea leaves, ice-cold water, rice, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

To make the brine, place water, soy sauce, salt, honey, garlic, and ginger in a large bowl. Squeeze orange quarters into bowl, then drop in peel. Stir to combine.

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Soy Sauce

Garlic

Ginger

Orange

Brine

Honey

Water

Salt

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Bowl

Place duck in brine, breast side down, and weight down with plate to keep fully submerged.

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Brine

Whole Duck

Place in refrigerator and brine for at least 2 hours, up to 8 hours.

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Brine

Remove duck from brine; pat dry with paper towels. Using the point of a skewer or paring knife, prick holes all over duck breasts, being careful not to pierce the meat.

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Duck Breast

Brine

Whole Duck

Meat

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Paper Towels

Skewers

Knife

Place duck on a wire rack in the sink.

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Whole Duck

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Wire Rack

Pour 1 quart of boiling water over duck. Flip and pour remaining quart of water over other side. Allow duck to dry while preparing the grill.

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Water

Whole Duck

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Grill

To make the tea packet, place tea leaves, brown sugar, rice, star anise, cinnamon sticks, and orange zest in a double layer of heavy-duty aluminum foil and fold into a packet.

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Cinnamon Stick

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Star Anise

Rice

Tea

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Aluminum Foil

Cut slits at top of foil packet.

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Aluminum Foil

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on either side of the charcoal grate and place a foil pan between the two piles of coals. Cover gill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Place tea packet directly on top of the coals. Run spit of the rotisserie through middle of duck and secure ends with rotisserie forks.

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Whole Duck

Tea

Place on the grill, cover, and cook at medium-high heat until duck registers 160 degrees when an instant read thermometer is inserted into the thickest part of the breast.

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Whole Duck

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Kitchen Thermometer