Peking Duck

Ingredients

• 1 (5 lb)  duck
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/3 cup vodka
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 3 cups water
• 6 slices fresh ginger

For serving:

• Mandarin pancake
• green onion, ends sliced to make a brush
• hoisin sauce
• 1 cucumber, peeled and cut in slivers

Directions

1. 1

   Wash& dry the duck inside and out.

2. 2

   Rub salt into the cavity.

3. 3

   Put Duck on a large plate spoon the vodka over the duck& rub all over, turn the duck and make sure you rub the vodka all over the bird Leave it for 4 hours.

4. 4

   Dissolve the honey in the water and rub all over the duck.

5. 5

   Do not miss any area Truss the bird and tie a cord around it's neck and hang it in front of an electric fan Leave it to dry for at least 4 hours.

6. 6

   Preheat oven to 375f.

7. 7

   Place the ginger inside the duck.

8. 8

   Place duck on a rack in a pan with water in it.

9. 9

   The duck must be well above the water.

10. 10

    Cook for 30 minutes then turn heat down to 300F degrees and continue roasting for about 1 hour.

11. 11

    Turn heat up to 375f and continue roasting until skin is crisp and brown all over.