Deep Fried Crispy Duck Recipe

Ingredients :

1.5 kg

1 tablespoon

2 slices

2 cloves

2

3 tablespoons

2 teaspoons

1 teaspoon

Serving

4

6 tablespoons

Duckling

Salt

Ginger root, crushed

Garlic, crushed

Spring onions (scallions), cut into short length

Rice wine or dry sherry

Five-spice powder

Szechwan peppercorns

Oil for deep-frying

Spring onions (scallions), cut into thin strips

Hoisin sauce

• Clean the duck well and rub with salt inside and out.

• Place it in a deep dish, add ginger root, garlic, onions, rice wine or sherry, five-spice powder and Szechwan peppercorns.

• Steam vigorously for at least 2 1/2 hours, remove and discard the ginger root, garlic, onions and Szechwan peppercorns.

• Turn the duck over and let it marinate in the juice.

• After about 2-3 hours, take it out to cool until the skin in dry.

• Heat up the oil and deep-fry the duck until golden and crispy.

• To serve, either leave it whole or split it in half lengthways.

• It is eaten like Peking duck, wrapped in Chinese pancakes or steamed buns with strips of onion and hoisin sauce.