Peking Duck

Total Time: 8 hrs Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (5 lb) duck
• 2 tablespoons maltose or 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 10 scallions
• 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• chinese pancakes

Recipe

• 1 cut off duck wings at second joint, remove excess fat and skin, rinse and dry well.
• 2 insert chopstick thru neck opening and force along the wing bone under the skin until it protrudes slightly at the second joint.
• 3 push other end along other wing so that you end up with a duck that has its arms straight out like a crucifix.
• 4 tie a string on to the middle so you can hold the duck and hang it up.
• 5 bring 6 cups of water to boil in a wok.
• 6 add maltose or honey and stir to dissolve.
• 7 add sherry and vinegar.
• 8 make a slurry out of the cornstarch and add to wok.
• 9 when liquid returns to a boil, dip the duck into liquid and spoon liquid over duck.
• 10 repeat until duck is thoroughly moistened.
• 11 repeat dunking once more.
• 12 hang duck by string in a cool airy place with a bowl underneath to catch drips.
• 13 leave for 4-6 hours until skin is dry and taught.
• 14 put roasting pan on lower oven rack and fill with 2-3 inches of water.
• 15 oil rack above pan.
• 16 preheat oven to 350.
• 17 remove chopstick and string.
• 18 put duck on oiled rack in center of oven breast side up.
• 19 cook 30 minutes.
• 20 turn duck breast down for 45 minutes.
• 21 turn breast up for 30 minutes or until skin is dark brown.
• 22 while duck is cooking make scallion brushes.
• 23 trim roots,cut off most of green part, leaving a 3 inch piece.
• 24 make several 1 inch lengthwise slits in each end of scallion, put in ice water for 20 minutes, drain and refrigerate.
• 25 carve duck and separate meat and skin.
• 26 mix hoisin with sesame oil and 1 tbl water.
• 27 to serve: use scallion brushes to wipe hoisin mixture on to pancakes, add duck skin and meat and scallion, fold one end over and roll up.