How to Cook Perfect Duckstrami with Smashed Cucumbers

Duckstrami with Smashed Cucumbers.

You can have Duckstrami with Smashed Cucumbers using 16 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Duckstrami with Smashed Cucumbers

1. You need 2 of duck breasts, skin on.
2. You need 20 of g/¾oz fine sea salt.
3. You need 2 tsp of soft dark brown sugar.
4. You need 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
5. It's 4 of juniper berries, ground.
6. It's 2 of bay leaves, finely crushed.
7. It's 2 tsp of ground coriander.
8. It's 1 tsp of paprika.
9. It's 1 tsp of mixed spice.
10. You need 1 tsp of cracked black pepper.
11. You need 4 of spring onions, trimmed and cut diagonally, to garnish.
12. Prepare of steamed jasmine or long-grain rice, to serve.
13. Prepare of for the rub.
14. Prepare 2 tsp of coriander seeds, toasted and crushed.
15. It's 2 tsp of cracked black pepper.
16. Prepare of vegetable oil, for brushing.

Duckstrami with Smashed Cucumbers instructions

1. To make the duck, score the duck skin in a crosshatch pattern. Combine all of the remaining ingredients in a bowl and rub all over the duck. Place in the fridge for 24 hours..
2. To make the pastrami rub, mix together the coriander seeds and pepper. Remove the duck from the fridge, take out of the bowl, wash off and pat dry with kitchen towels. Brush the meat side of the duck with a little vegetable oil and generously apply half of the pastrami rub. Heat a dry frying pan over a medium–hot heat, cook the duck skin-side down for 3 minutes and then sear the other side for 2 minutes, or until cooked to your liking. Leave to rest..
3. To serve, slice the duck breasts, Garnish with the spring onions and remaining pastrami rub and serve with the steamed rice.