Roasted aromatic asian style duck
Serves: 4-6 | Preparation Time: 15 mins | Cooking Time: 40 mins per kg
Ingredients:
1 whole Luv-a-Duck
½ cupsSweet soy sauce
8 cups water
½ cup char sui sauce
Aromatics:
2 star anise
1 lemongrass and ginger tea bag
2 tbsp char sui sauce
3 Slices lemon
Accompaniment suggestion:
Asian greens
Spiced plum sauce
Equipment Required:
1 large stock pot1 pair tongs
Kitchen string
1 roasting tray
1 roasting rack
1 set measuring spoons
1 measuring jug
Method:
- Pre-heat oven to 190°C
- In a large stock pot combine the sweet soy sauce , water and char sui sauce bring to the boil over a medium heat.
- Plunge the duck into pot simmering liquid and blanch 3-4 minutes. Remove duck from pot and drain well.
- Pat completely dry with paper towel inside and out.
- Place duck onto the roasting rack and place the aromatics, char sui sauce and sliced lemon inside the duck cavity.
- Using the kitchen string tie legs together loosely and turn wings under the duck.
- Place the roasting rack into the roasting dish and roast duck 190°C for 35 -40 minutes per kg or until juices run clear.
- Remove and allow duck to rest 10 -15 minutes prior to slicing and serving with Asian greens and spiced plum sauce.
Tips:
Duck maybe blanched ahead of time and kept uncovered in the refrigerator until required. This also assists in drying the skin for extra crispyness.
Cooked duck maybe re-crisped in a hot oven 200°C for 10 minutes.