Free Chinese Recipe for Crispy Aromatic Duck
Free chinese recipes for cooking duck. Duck can be difficult to prepare, the meat must be moist when served, not tough. This free duck recipe will help you to prepare delicious chinese - style duck. Our site provides over 100 free asian recipes. Please visit the main page for a listing of other delicious chinese recipes or other asian recipes. Thai duck is another favorite duck dinner dish.
INGREDIENTS FOR COOKING CHINESE DUCK DINNER
- 1 oven ready duckling (about 1.75 to 2.25 kg)
- 2 tsp salt
- 6 star anise
- 1 tbs Szechuan peppercorns
- 1 tsp cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 4 spring onions
- 4 fresh unpeeled root ginger
- 6 tbs Chinese wine or dry sherry
- vegetable oil for deep frying
- lettuce leaves
- 12 to 16 thin pancakes
- plum sauce
- 1/2 bunch shredded spring onions
- 1/2 cucumber - cut into matchsticks strips
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To prepare:
- Remove wings from duck
- Split body in half down the backbone
- Rub salt all over two halves
- Place duck in plate with spices, spring onions, root ginger and rice wine
- Marinate duck for at least 4 to 6 hours
- Steam duck vigorously with sauce for 3 to 4 hours
- Remove duck and leave to cool, covered for 5 hours
- Duck must be completely cold and dry or skin will not be crispy
- Heat oil in wok till smoking
- Place duck in oil, skin down and deep fry for 6 minutes or until crisp and brown,
turning once at the last moment
- Remove duck and drain on kitchen paper
To serve:
- Spread lettuce leave on platter
- Remove all bones from duck and place on top of lettuce leaves
- Provide each guest with a pancake
- Place a little duck combine with plum sauce, spring onions and cucumber on
pancake
- Form pancake into roll
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