Peking Duck at Home
Cook Time
70 min
70 min
HOW TO:
- Remove duck from packaging and remove gib pack from cavity if present
- Season the cavity of the duck with spice, salt and pepper and rub in, add the roughly chopped garlic, ginger and lemongrass, and the whole star anise and cinnamon sticks
- Fold over the opening of the cavity and pull the legs together and tie tightly with butcher string
- Place all ingredients for the marinade in a large pot and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer
- Plunge the duck into the marinade covering as much as you can and ladle the marinade over any parts not covered, repeat this four or five times
- Place duck on a rack in a deep roasting tray and pour three to four ladles of the marinade over the duck
- Leave duck uncovered in the fridge over night
- Pre heat oven to 200C
- Place duck in hot oven and cook for 10 min
- After 10min reduce the heat to 170C for a further hour
- Remove from the oven and allow duck to rest for a least 10 min before carving
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 x 2.6kg Oven ready duck
4 x cloves garlic
1tbsp salt
1tbsp pepper
4 x tbsp. Chinese 5 spice
2inch fresh ginger
2 x star anise
2 x cinnamon sticks
2inch fresh lemongrass
For the marinade:
4pts water
½ lemon sliced
4 tbsp honey
3 tbsp light soy
120ml rice vinegar
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