Citrus-Rubbed Whole Duck - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 oranges
2 lemons
3 tablespoons coarsely-cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons salt
5 lbs duck, whole

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Zest oranges and lemons and chop zest finely.
Squeeze juice from oranges and lemons.
In a small bowl combine zest, juice, pepper and salt.
Rub duck, inside and out, with all of the citrus-pepper mixture.
In a roasting pan set duck on a vertical roaster and cook about 2 1/2 hours, or until well-browned and crispy.
Let rest, loosely covered with foil, 10 minutes before carving.