Brown Sugar and Soy Glazed Roast Duck

Name: Brown Sugar and Soy Glazed Roast Duck
Ingredients: 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, divided; 2 cups plus 1 Tbsp. kosher salt, divided; ¼ cup toasted whole black peppercorns; 8 bay leaves; Grated zest and juice of 4 large navel oranges; 2 (12-ounce) bottles amber-style beer; 3 quarts water; Enough ice water (about 21 cups) to equal 3 gallons after simmering the brine mixture; 1 large (2½-pound) peking duck (or a wild mallard if you can get one), cleaned; 1 Tbsp. finely ground black pepper; 2 Tbsp. soy sauce (not reduced-sodium); Equipment: 4-gallon (or larger) food-safe container (you can get one at a restaurant supply store or online) or small cooler

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We bag a lot of mallards when hunting in this neck of the woods, so I cook them more than any other kind of duck. It's so good that everyone then fights over th

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Ingredients

2 cups plus 2 Tbsp. brown sugar, divided
2 cups plus 1 Tbsp. kosher salt, divided
¼ cup toasted whole black peppercorns
8 bay leaves
Grated zest and juice of 4 large navel oranges
2 (12-ounce) bottles amber-style beer
3 quarts water
Enough ice water (about 21 cups) to equal 3 gallons after simmering the brine mixture
1 large (2½-pound) peking duck (or a wild mallard if you can get one), cleaned
1 Tbsp. finely ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. soy sauce (not reduced-sodium)
Equipment: 4-gallon (or larger) food-safe container (you can get one at a restaurant supply store or online) or small cooler