{"id":822,"date":"2025-01-16T13:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/?p=822"},"modified":"2025-01-16T13:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T13:01:55","slug":"can-you-spatchcock-a-duck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/can-you-spatchcock-a-duck\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you spatchcock a duck?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes. Yes, you can, and it will look like this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-2048x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_172842-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Gressingham duck, spatchcocked.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I salted it, and left it uncovered in the fridge overnight, because that gets the skin dry enough to crisp up nicely when it&#8217;s cooked. It only takes about 45 minutes to cook, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-2048x2048.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/doctor-dark.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_190614-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dinner plate, with duck leg, wing, breast, veggies, and gravy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Duck, served with roasted parsnips, fried courgettes, and an orange flavoured sauce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Yes, you can, and it will look like this&#8230; I salted it, and left it uncovered in the fridge overnight, because that gets the skin dry enough to crisp up nicely when it&#8217;s cooked. It only takes about 45 minutes to cook, too! 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