Peking-Style Duck

Name: Peking-Style Duck
Ingredients: For the duck sauce; 1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 3 tbsp hoi sin sauce; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 3 tbsp water; 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 2 x 175g/6 oz duck fillets, skin on

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

For the duck sauce
1/2 tsp Chinese five-spice powder
1 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp hoi sin sauce
3 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 x 175g/6 oz duck fillets, skin on

Directions

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1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Place all of the marinade ingredients into a shallow bowl and mix well to coat the duck. Marinate for as long as you can - preferably overnight, but anything more than 20 minutes will do.
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2. Heat a dry frying pan until just warm. Place the duck skin-side down and cook for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.
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3. Turn up the heat, turn over the duck and cook for a further minute until crisp.
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4. Transfer to the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes.
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5. Remove from the oven and rest for five minutes, before slicing.