Whole ducks can be bought fresh-chilled or frozen. Look for fresh Aylesbury ducklings, Gressingham or the plump-breasted Barbary duck. Roast ducks on a trivet over a deep-sided roasting tin and ...

Once opened, keep in the fridge. If strained through muslin into sterilised jars, home-produced duck fat will keep for up to six months. Duck fat freezes well and lasts many months. A good tip is ...

When cooking duck you do not need to add any oil to the frying pan (i.e. heat a dry frying pan) as there will be plenty of fat/oil that renders out from the duck. Unlike chicken, duck breast ...

Flavoursome and rich Bombay duck marinated in a beautiful yellow paste and fried in rice batter till crispy. Despite its name, Bombay duck is not a duck but a type of lizardfish.

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Hold the duck by the neck and very quickly dunk the bird into the boiling water once or twice until the skin tightens. (Do not let the meat start to cook.) ...

Peking duck has wow-factor. When you go to restaurants in China, they will carve the duck in front of you to serve with different condiments - normally spring onion, cucumber, sauce - and pancakes.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Use a sharp knife to score duck’s skin at ½-inch intervals, taking care not to pierce the flesh. Season with salt all over. Set a large, heavy skillet over medium ...

This recipe sticks to tradition with beaten egg folded through the rice, but there’s a twist: a whole duck egg hidden within the dish. I first experienced this unique take years ago during a ...