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Smoked Jerk Duck

Delicious smoked duck recipe featuring juicy, tender duck legs brined and seasoned with Jamaican jerk seasoning and slow-smoked.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: BBQ, Jamaican
Servings: 2
Calories: 829kcal
Author: Marwin Brown

Equipment

  • Smoker

Ingredients

For the duck

For the brine

  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 cup Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Salt
  • ¼ cup Sugar
  • 3 sprigs Fresh Thyme

Instructions

Prep Duck Leg

  • Prick the skin all over without penetrating the actual meat.
  • Mix the brine ingredients in a large pot. Stir until sugar and salt dissolve fully.
  • Place duck legs in an extra large ziplock bag, then add the brine and seal. Brine the duck leg overnight.
  • Remove the brine from the fridge. Rinse the duck and then marinate with the remaining jerk paste at least 4 hours but preferably overnight.

Smoke the Duck

  • Pre-heat your smoker for indirect grilling at about 250 degrees F.
  • Remove excess jerk marinade from chicken. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Smoke the duck for an hour.
  • Remove the duck and wrap tightly in butcher paper, then allow to rest for 30 minutes or more. If you have a cooler, allow the wrapped duck to rest inside topped with old towels.

Finish the Duck

  • As an extra finishing step to get a crispy skin, fry for 1-2 minutes at 350 degrees or crank your grill up on high heat and grill skin side down over direct heat for 1-2 minutes.

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Notes

Don’t skip the brining step. Brining does the same for chicken that it does for your holiday turkey. Brining helps to ensue a juicy interior. 
I used my homemade jerk marinade recipe for this dish, but if you don’t have the time or ingredients feel free to use store bought versions like Walkerswood and Grace, both of which are available in most mainstream grocery stores.
I added the additional step of frying post smoking phase. This was done solely to get a crispy skin. Most jerk recipes call fro grilling at high head directly which leads to crispy skin. However, since this recipe calls for smoking at lower temps indirectly you don’t get that same crispiness. A quick fry on the skin side solves for this and it’s great for both flavor and texture.

Nutrition

Calories: 829kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 62g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 197mg | Sodium: 16297mg | Potassium: 2307mg | Fiber: 41g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 35145IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 441mg | Iron: 24mg
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