Crispy Aromatic Duck

Name: Crispy Aromatic Duck
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 170 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4 duck legs; 2 tsp Chinese five-spice; 1 tsp sea salt; 5 cm ginger, sliced; 3 spring onions, halved; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp Shaoxing wine; 20 Chinese pancakes; 150 ml hoisin sauce; 1 cucumber, cut into batons; 6 spring onions, shredded

Duck legs slow-cooked with five-spice and ginger, then roasted until crisp. Serve shredded in pancakes with hoisin.

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 2 hr 30 min
Serves: 4
Level: Hard

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This restaurant classic is surprisingly easy at home. Slow cooking makes the meat tender, and a hot oven crisps the skin.

Serve with Chinese pancakes, cucumber and spring onions.

Crispy Aromatic Duck

2 hr 50 min total · approx. 620 kcal per serving

Ingredients

Servings 4

4 duck legs
2 tsp Chinese five-spice
1 tsp sea salt
5 cm ginger, sliced
3 spring onions, halved
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Shaoxing wine
20 Chinese pancakes
150 ml hoisin sauce
1 cucumber, cut into batons
6 spring onions, shredded

Method

Rub the duck with five-spice and salt.
Put in a roasting tin with the ginger, spring onions, soy, wine and 200ml water. Cover with foil.
Cook at 160°C / 140°C fan for 2 hours.
Uncover, drain off the liquid and roast at 220°C / 200°C fan for 25–30 minutes until crispy.
Shred with two forks and serve with warmed pancakes, hoisin, cucumber and spring onions.

Cook's notePat the duck skin dry before roasting for extra crispiness.

Calories are an estimate per serving. Diet tags are a guide only: always check ingredient labels for allergens, and see our food safety note.

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