Slow-roasted duck with celeriac remoulade

Name: Slow-roasted duck with celeriac remoulade
Cook time: 135 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 Gressingham duck, giblets removed; Maldon sea salt; 2 tablespoons Chinese five-spice; 2 tablespoons crème fraîche; juice of 1 lemon; 2 teaspoons English mustard; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ a celeriac, peeled and chopped into matchsticks; 2 red-skinned pears, chopped into matchsticks; a small bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and roughly chopped

Juicy shredded duck and crunchy salad

2 hrs 15 mins plus cooling time

Super easy

serves 6

nutrition per serving

263

Calories

13%

12.8g

Fat

18%

4.4g

Saturates

22%

2.7g

Sugars

33.6g

Protein

67%

2.9g

Carbs

of an adult’s reference intake

Ingredients

1 Gressingham duck, giblets removed

Maldon sea salt

2 tablespoons Chinese five-spice

2 tablespoons crème fraîche

juice of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons English mustard

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

½ a celeriac, peeled and chopped into matchsticks

2 red-skinned pears, chopped into matchsticks

a small bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and roughly chopped

Method

This French-style salad is a great, easy celeriac recipe and a gorgeous contrast with the rich duck.
Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
Rub the duck with a generous amount of Maldon sea salt and the five-spice powder. Place it upside down on a roasting tray and roast for one hour. Then turn the duck the right side up, drain off any fat from the tray and roast for another hour.
While you allow the duck to cool, make your remoulade. Put the crème fraîche, lemon juice and mustard into a bowl, season with salt and pepper and mix well. Add the celeriac, pears and most of the parsley, and carefully combine.
Divide your remoulade between six small bowls and scatter with a little more chopped parsley. Shred the cooled duck with a couple of forks or your hands, and serve alongside the remoulade. Fantastic!