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Peking duck recipe

Peking duck recipe

Peking duck recipe is delicious, and it can be served with both plum sauce and fruitsauce
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Additional time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours 50 minutes
Course Main course
Servings 4 people
Calories 557.6 kcal

Equipment

  • A small bowl
  • Serving platter
  • Preheated oven
  • oven rack
  • a large pot
  • Rosting pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole duck
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 sliced orange
  • chopped parsley
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • salt
  • 2 teaspoon white vinegar
  • onion
  • ½ cup plum jam
  • ¼ cup chopped chutney

Instructions
 

  • Firstly rinse the duck inside out and using a paper towel, pat it.
  • In a small bowl, mix ginger, cloves, white pepper, and cinnamon.
  • Sprinkle one teaspoon of the dry mixture into the cavity of the duck.
  • Add two tablespoon of soy sauce to the dry mixture and stir it.
  • Rub the spice mixture evenly over the body of the duck.
  • Cut one onion, and tuck it inside the cavity of the duck.
  • Marinate it for at least 2 hours.
  • Place the duck on the rack and steam it for an hour in a large pot.
  • Using two spoons lift the duck and drain onion and juices from its cavity.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Place the duck breast side up in the roasting pan. Carefully prick the skin of duck using a fork.
  • Roast it for 30 minutes in the oven.
  • During roasting, mix honey and soy sauce in a bowl and brush the honey mixture onto the duck after 30 minutes.
  • Turn on the heat up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit, and roast the duck for 5 minutes
  • Prepare the duck sauce by mixing sugar, plum, vinegar, and chutney in a bowl.
  • Place the roasted duck in the serving platter and garnish with chopped parsley and orange slices.
  • Use the sauce for dipping and enjoy this dish.