Roast duck is a nice change from traditional turkey at Thanksgiving. I made it one year and served it with all the usual side dishes, and my whole family — who had never eaten duck before — enjoyed it.
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 , 5-pound
- 0.5 cups butter , melted, divided
Instructions
-
1
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
-
2
Combine paprika, salt, and pepper in a small bowl; rub spice mixture onto skin of duck. Place duck in a roasting pan. Roast in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
-
3
Spoon 1/4 cup melted butter over duck; continue roasting for 45 minutes.
-
4
Spoon remaining 1/4 cup melted butter over duck and roast until golden brown and the thickest part of the thigh reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 15 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
Want to cook this?
Open in the PantryLink app to scale servings, check your pantry stock, and generate a shopping list.
Sign In to Save Recipe Create Free AccountPrefer a printed copy? Use our print-friendly view with adjustable servings and font size.
Open Print ViewMore Unknown Recipes
Cinnamon Nutmeg Coffee Cake
This coffee cake is classic and so simple to make. It's perfect for a holiday breakfast, or as a snacking cake.
Million Dollar Baked Beans
These million dollar baked beans truly take baked beans up a few notches. Canned baked beans are amped up with bacon, sausage, brown sugar, vinegar, and mustard. You'll never eat them plain again!
Perfect and Fast Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookie Bars
My cheesecake cookie bar recipe gives you the taste of decadent cheesecake without the hours of cooking and preparation. You can have it with a simple recipe that uses a cookie mix to speed up the process. My cheesecake cookie bar recipe cooks nice and fast too, so you'll have a delicious treat in record time!