[Sawrock]

As much as I loathe them, and the area this would be for, and the game in general... ducknecks should be added to Sea of Clouds. It's only fair.

Make them drop duck meat- no need to add recipies using that yet. We can think about what sort of cooking can be done with that after a month or so of thought.

[Tana]

We really do need an actual source of meat, and I think ducknecks would be a good addition.

[Rockabye]

Wonderful idea! I'm impressed you could think of something so brilliant, I agree with this!

[Fern]

this sounds like a good idea, +1

[Poruku]

I love duck! Here's a recipe for Peking duck haha.

BEFORE YOU START
Please start preparing the duck at least 1 day before roasting.

INGREDIENTS
▢1 duck - about 2.5kg/5.5lb
▢2 tablespoon fine salt
For the syrup
▢2 tablespoon maltose
▢120 ml hot water - about ½ cup
▢1 teaspoon vinegar
For the stuffing
▢2 stalks scallions
▢1 head garlic
▢2 apples - quartered
▢4 star anise
▢4 bay leaves
▢2 pieces cassia cinnamon
For the sauce
▢3 tablespoon sweet bean sauce (Tian Mian Jiang/甜面酱)
▢1 teaspoon sugar

You also need
▢Peking duck pancakes - homemade or shop-bought
▢Scallions - julienned
▢Cucumber - peeled and seeds removed, cut into sticks


INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare the duck
Pat dry the duck with kitchen paper then rub the salt over the skin and the cavity. Put the duck over a wire rack with a tray underneath to collect any drips. Leave to rest on the counter for 1 hour.

Bring about 1½ litres of water (about 6 cups) to a boil, then gently pour it over the entire duck skin (remember to flip over and do the other side). You can use a deep tray to collect the water, or do it inside a sink. If there are feather ends on the skin, remove them with a tweezer.

In a bowl, mix maltose with hot water and vinegar until completely dissolved. Brush a layer of the mixture over the duck skin. Leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour then brush another layer.
Keep the duck refrigerated uncovered (over the rack and inside a tray) for 24 to 48 hours.

Roast the duck
One hour before roasting, take the duck out of the fridge to bring it back to room temperature. Put all the stuffing ingredients (scallions, garlic, apples, star anise, cassia cinnamon and bay leaves) into the cavity. Use toothpicks or skewers to seal the openings of the cavity.

Preheat a fan-assisted oven, aka convection oven, at 200°C/390°F (or 220°C/425°F if using a conventional oven). Put the duck over the middle rack of the oven with the breast side facing up. Place a roasting tray at the bottom of the oven to collect any dripping fat during roasting. Leave to cook for 15 minutes.

Then lower the temperature to 180°C/350°F (or 200°C/390°F if using a conventional oven). Use aluminium foil to cover the tip of the wings and the end of the legs. Continue cooking for a further 60 minutes or so.

Check the doneness by inserting an instant-read thermometer into the thickest part of the duck (the inner thigh area near the breast). The temperature should be no lower than 74C°/165F°.

Serve the duck
Take the duck out of the oven and leave it to rest on the counter for 15 minutes.
While waiting, prepare the sauce. Add ½ tablespoon of duck fat collected during roasting to a pan. Add sweet bean sauce and sugar. Mix and simmer over low heat until tiny bubbles appear. Transfer to a small serving dish. Whisk to fully incorporate the sauce and oil.
Steam the pancakes for 3 minutes to warm up if they’re cold. Slice the duck into pieces.

When eating, spread a little sauce over a pancake, put the duck, scallions and cucumber in the middle. Wrap up into a cylinder and enjoy.

Cook a soup (optional)
After most of the meat has been removed from the duck, boil the carcass in water to make a soup with Napa cabbage or winter melon. Simply add salt and white pepper to season.

[K Peculier]

I'm going to start randomly spawning these as roaming mobs there and hope someone dies to them on accident.

I agree with OP tho.