Tea Smoked Grilled Duck

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 ducks, cleaned and quartered
• 1 cup fresh brewed lapsang souchong tea or 1 cup other black tea, brewed and cooled,reserve the tea leaves (make it quite strong)
• 1/3 cup dry lapsand souchong tea leaves
• fresh kumquat
• tangerine, wedges (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the marinade ahead of time (make it the day ahead).
• 2 soak duck quarters in cooled infused tea for 2 hours.
• 3 drain and add the marinade to cover the duck (use a zip lock bag for easy turning).
• 4 refrigerate for 3 hours.
• 5 bring duck to room temp uncovered.
• 6 heat bbq to medium hot, oil the grill.
• 7 scatter dry tea leaves directly over the coals.
• 8 grill the duck fat side down sear the quarters turn every 5 minutes and baste with the marinade.
• 9 close grill lid and let the duck smoke in the tea smoke.
• 10 keep turning the duck.
• 11 continue grill until it is cooked the way you like it.
• 12 it will be charred on the outside.
• 13 garnish with cumquats or tangerines.