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Peking Duck

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Peking Duck

The imperial Chinese roast duck with lacquered skin served in thin pancakes with hoisin and spring onions.

Total time
110 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
80 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Asian

Ingredients

1whole duck, 2kg
3 tbsphoney
2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbspfive spice powder
16thin Chinese pancakes
4 tbsphoisin sauce
1 bunchspring onions, cut in thin strips
1cucumber, cut in thin strips
2 tbspShaoxing wine

Instructions

1

Blanch duck with boiling water poured over skin, dry completely.

2

Mix honey, soy, Shaoxing wine and five spice, brush all over duck.

3

Hang duck in a cool airy place or refrigerate uncovered 24 hours to dry skin.

4

Roast at 220C for 20 minutes, reduce to 180C and roast 1 hour until skin is deep mahogany.

5

Rest 15 minutes before carving skin and meat separately.

6

Warm pancakes over steam.

7

Serve duck, crispy skin, hoisin, spring onions and cucumber for guests to assemble.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
104
Protein
1.5g
Fat
0.6g
Carbs
22.9g
Fiber
0.8g
Sodium
612mg

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