| Marinade:
1 dressed duck (at least 5 pounds)
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 Tbs sourwood honey
2 Tbs sesame oil
1 Tbs fresh crushed ginger
1 star anise, lightly toasted and crushed
1 clove garlic, crushed
Tea-Smoke Spices:
1/2 cup black tea
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
3-4 cinnamon sticks
3 star anise
1/4 cup zest (peel) from orange
1 tsp fresh crushed ginger
Basting sauce:
1 Tbs sesame oil
2 tsp sourwood honey
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp kosher salt
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- Mix each
of the spice preparations (the marinade, the tea-smoke spices,
and the basting sauces) in three separate mixing bowls.
- Clean the
duck, trim off the excess skin at the neck and tail, and truss
with butcher's twine. With a sharp knife tip or carving fork,
poke small holes all over the skin (30-40 holes). Make sure to
only break the skin...do NOT poke holes into the meat of the duck.
- Place duck
into a large cooking bag or freezer bag along with the marinade.
Let the duck marinate for 24-36 hours in the refrigerator, turning
at least once every 8 hours.
- Preheat the
grill to High. Place the Tea-Smoke spices into a small "envelope"
made of aluminum foil. Poke a few hole in the top of the foil
and place it on the grill. Once the grill temperature has reached
high and the "envelope" has started smoking, remove
the duck from the marinade, spit it, and place it on the rotisserie
above the "envelope". Turn the heat down to medium,
turn on the rotisserie.
- After 30
minutes, baste the duck every 20 minutes with the basting sauce.
Check for doneness with an instant-read thermometer...about 175
degrees is ideal.
Cooking note: When grilling duck, a lot of fat
may fall on the fire. To prevent flare-ups I suggest putting a piece
of aluminum foil on the which can catch the fat drippings as the
duck cooks.
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