Peking Duck

Preparation time: 20 minutes, plus hanging overnight
Cooking time: 1 hour
Oven temperature: 200C
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 duck
• quarter teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 30ml water
• 4 spring onions, cut into strips
• 1 cucumber, cut into strips
• 1 red pepper, cored, seeded and cut into strips

Method:

1. Hang the neck up by the neck in a cool room.  Leave overnight to air-dry thoroughly.
2. Dissolve 1 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon sea salt in the water and rub over the duck.  Leave for several hours to dry.  Place in a roasting rack and cook in a preheated oven for 1 hour.
3. Carve the duck into neat slices and arrange on a serving dish.  Place the spring onion strips, cucumber and red pepper on a small dish.  Serve.