Five Spice Roasted Whole Duck

Serves	6
Prep time	15 minutes
Cook time	2 hours, 40 minutes
Total time	2 hours, 55 minutes
Dietary	Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, ultra low carb
Meal type	Lunch, Main Dish
Occasion	Christmas, Thanksgiving

Ingredients

Step 1
Rinse and pat dry the duck
Step 2
Mix the dry seasonings in a bowl and generously rub it on the duck, under the skin, and inside cavity, Cover and refrigerate for about 4 hours or overnight
Step 3
Insert some ginger slices and garlic cloves in the duck cavity.
Step 4
Place the duck (breast side down) in a 6 quart slow cooker. Place the remaining garlic cloves, ginger and also don't forget the star anise!
Step 5
Cover and cook the bird on high for about 2-2.5 hours.
Step 6
Preheat the oven in 400F in broil setting. Carefully remove the duck from the slow cooker and transfer it to a baking dish. I put mine breast side up.
Step 7
Broil the bird for about 30-40 minutes (depend on how hot your oven is) or until the duck skin is brown and crispened up I had to do mine for about 20 minutes each side.
Step 8
While the bird is roasting away in the oven, pour the liquid from the slow cooker into a bowl. DON'T you dare tossing this away!
Step 9
After the broth/fat cooled down, carefully scoop the fat above the broth into a separate bowl. You've got yourself a bowl of duck fat! Cover and refrigerate for future use! For the broth, you can totally add it to your existing bone broth or you can add a bit more water and drink it as bone broth or make a soup!
Step 10
After the bird is done roasting, carefully remove it from the oven and let it cool down a bit before slicing.