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Cantonese Roast Duck Recipe
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Difficulty | Moderately easy |
Occasion | Dinner Party |
Recipe Type | Dinner |
Cuisine | Mexican Cuisine |
This is the duck with a shining reddish-brown skin seen hanging in the windows of a good Cantonese restaurant.
Ingredients
Preparation Method
- 1 Prepare the Duck by cutting off the flights and removing the Oil sac under the tail.
- 2 Mix the Five Spice Powder, Salt, star Anise and Sugar together and place inside the Duck. Sew the vent up very securely.
- 3 Pour a kettle of Boiling Water over the Duck, then dry it.
- 4 BOil the 5 tsps Water with the maltose to make a thin syrup. Paint the outside of the Duck with the syrup. Hang the Duck in airy place for 4 to 6 hours. The Duck does not need sun, only wind.
- 5 When the Duck is dry, hang it in a hot oven (400°F, gas 6) with a drip tray underneath for 15 minutes.
- 6 Then reduce the oven temperature to 375°F, Gas
- 7 Continue cooking for another 45 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the bird. (Allow 15 minutes per 1 lb and 15 minutes extra.)
- 8 Leave the Duck to cold before serving, and carve it. This Duck can be served as one dish in a family meal; alternatively a few pieces of Duck on a bowl of hot Rice makes a light lunch or snack.
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