Sliced Duck Pancakes
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 30 min.
Preparation
ready in 4 h. 30 min.
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Ingredients
for
8
- Ingredients
- 1 whole duck leg
- 2 liters boiling water
- 5 Tbsps clear honey
- 2 Tbsps dark soy sauce
- 4 Tbsps Chinese 5 spice powder
- 2 Tbsps light brown sugar
- For the sauce
- 2 Tbsps sesame oil
- 6 Tbsps Hoisin sauce
- 6 Tbsps sugar
- 6 Tbsps water
- 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp Corn starch
Preparation steps
1.
Place the duck on a rack in a deep roasting tin. Pour over the boiling water and set aside until the water has drained away from the bird.
2.
Discard the water and leave the duck exposed to air until it's dry to the touch.
3.
Mix together the honey, soy sauce, five spice powder and brown sugar. Brush the sauce over the duck, inside and out. Leave the bird to dry.
4.
Brush the sauce over the duck again and leave to dry. Repeating the process until all the sauce has been used.
5.
Heat the oven to 200°C (180° fan) 400°F gas 6.
6.
Cook the duck for 30 minutes, then turn it over and cook for a further 30 minutes, until the skin is crisp. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 15 minutes. Joint the duck and slice off the meat.
7.
For the sauce: mix together the sesame oil, Hoi sin sauce, sugar, water, soy sauce and cornflour. Heat in a wok or frying pan until simmering. Cook, stirring, until the sauce has thickened. Leave to cool.
8.
For the pancakes: warm the pancakes in a bamboo steamer for 4 minutes. Spread 1 teaspoon sauce over each pancake and scatter with a little of the spring onions and cucumber. Divide the sliced duck meat between the pancakes. Roll up the pancakes and serve with the remaining sauce.
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