Peking Duck

Ingredients


  • 1 (4 pound) whole duck, dressed

  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger

  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper

  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce, divided

  • 1 tablespoon honey

  • 5 green onions, divided

  • ½ cup plum jam

  • ¼ cup finely chopped chutney

  • 1 ½ teaspoons sugar

  • 1 ½ teaspoons distilled white vinegar

  • 1 orange, sliced in rounds

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, for garnish

Description

  1. Mix cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, white pepper, and cloves together in a small bowl. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of spice mix into cavity of duck. Stir 1 tablespoon soy sauce into remaining spice mix and rub evenly over entire outside of duck. Cut 1 green onion in half and tuck it inside cavity. Cover and refrigerate duck for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.