After a few late nights, a good chance this was going to be a slow start. My dreams were jammed full of memories from years gone by. Heading south for the weekend - hoping to get out on the bike before cooking duties

Did not work out like that. Walked up to community vege patch to get herbs for roast duck dinner. Bottlebrush flowers on the way - rain started then

Ruan over Coolangatta Mountain. Herbs sourced and ready to cook. No chance of a bigger walk

Roast duck following a Jamie Oliver recipe. Chopped rosemary, oregano, sage, lemon zest, grated ginger with salt and pepper rubbed in with a little oil. Butter was a mistake. Stuffed inside with a few orange segments, few sprigs of rosemary and half a dozen garlic cloves crunched a bit

Place directly on the rack at 200C over a drip tray. In that - a little oil or water to stop stuff burning, chopped carrot, quartered onion, another 8 cloves fo garlic, two stalks of celery in two inch pieces, a few more rosemary springs.

Cook one hour. Swap out the drip tray - skim off the fat - need 3 tablespoons for potatoes. Transfer all the solid ingredients to a pot - add some water or stock and some port. This time used red wine and ketjap manis. Reduce

Add 3 tablespoons of duck fat back to the drip tray and slot in par cooked potatoes - cook one whole hour. Jus will have reduced by then. Skim off dat and ready to serve

Serving suggestion: place the ducknon a board and offer tongs and a fork. Tear away

End product was fab.

Left over duck - red duck curry or duck pancakes with spring onions, cucumber and hoi sin sauce
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