Let’s Cook Together | Asian Style Braised Duck
This is hands down the most popular dish on board every ship – one of the static menu items. If you want to make the guests happy, this is the way to it! Just serve it for dinner and they are!
Ingredients
Makes 6
- 250 gm Hoisin sauce
- 15 gm Sea salt
- 15 gm Chinese five spice
- 125 gm Rice Vinegar
- 15 gm Szechuan pepper
- 75 gm Grated ginger
- 135 gm Honey
- 4 each Star anise
- 190 ml Light soy sauce
- 1500 ml Chicken stock
- 90 gm Red onion, sliced
- 6 each Duck leg
Method
- Preheat oven to 160 deg C. In a blender, blitz the hoisin sauce, salt, five spice and rice wine vinegar
- Add in the Szechwan pepper, ginger, honey, star anise, soy, chicken stock and blend
- Bring up mixture to the boil in a pot.Pour into a deep roasting tray, add the duck legs and scatter over the onion
- Place into the oven, turning every 30 minutes for 2-3 hours. Leave to cool in the braising liquid
- To serve, drain it, pass the liquid through a fine sieve, and use it as a sauce to pour over your duck legs
- Serve it with steamed rice, bok choi and snow peas or any other green vegetables you prefer