Salt-cured duck with fresh + lightly pickled melons from Wild Weed Pie: A Lifetime of Recipes by Jan

Salt-cured duck with fresh + lightly pickled melons from Wild Weed Pie: A Lifetime of Recipes by Jan

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The development of this recipe was a journey that started when I read about salt-water duck in Elizabeth David’s Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen. Here she poaches duck whole for...

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Cooking tools:

  • Cheesecloth
  • Butcher's twine
  • Cleaver
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Stockpot
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl
  • Mason jar
  • Measuring spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Spoon
  • Colander
  • Slotted spoon
  • Refrigerator
  • Stove
  • Plate
  • Serving platter
  • Airtight container

Ingredients

  • 1 kg salt
  • 150 ml water
  • 150 ml white wine vinegar
  • 80 g white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon cloves, crushed
  • 4 x 25 cm squares muslin
  • kitchen twine
  • ¼ honeydew melon
  • ¼ rockmelon
  • 2 x 1.5-2 kg Peking ducks, necks and wings removed
  • 1 teaspoon Quatre Épices
  • 3 litres water
  • 12 cloves, crushed
  • 6 star anise, crushed
  • 1 1/2 cm knob ginger, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped ginger
  • ½ teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
  • ½ bird’s-eye chilli, chopped

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