Red-Cooked Duck Recipe

Name: Red-Cooked Duck
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: General
Ingredients: 1 five-to-six-pound duck (cooked a day in advance, if desired); 1 tablespoon plus one-half cup dark soy sauce; 1/4 cup light soy sauce; 4 cups cold water; 1/4 cup shaoxing or dry Sherry; 2 ounces (about one-quarter cup when cracked) Chinese rock sugar; 2 slices fresh ginger; 2 whole scallions, left whole; 1 whole star anise; 1 piece dried tangerine or orange peel

Servings: persons

1 five-to-six-pound duck (cooked a day in advance, if desired)
1 tablespoon plus one-half cup dark soy sauce
1/4 cup light soy sauce
4 cups cold water
1/4 cup shaoxing or dry Sherry
2 ounces (about one-quarter cup when cracked) Chinese rock sugar
2 slices fresh ginger
2 whole scallions, left whole
1 whole star anise
1 piece dried tangerine or orange peel

1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2
Cut away and discard the peripheral fat and skin from the duck.
3
That is to say, the fat from the cavity, the excess skin around the neck and cavity opening and so on.
4
Brush the duck all over with one tablespoon of the dark soy sauce.
5
Place on a rack, breast side up, and roast for 30 minutes.
6
Meanwhile, combine in a kettle the remaining dark soy sauce, the light soy sauce, cold water, shaoxing or dry Sherry, rock sugar, ginger, scallions, star anise and tangerine or orange peel.
7
Set aside.
8
Remove the duck from the roasting pan and add it, breast side down, to the sauce.
9
Bring the sauce to the boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer 30 minutes.
10
Turn the duck in the sauce.
11
Cover and return to the boil.
12
Let simmer 30 minutes.
13
The duck may be eaten at this point, hot or cold.
14
If you are using it to make the many-flavor duck salad, see the recipe.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 five-to-six-pound duck (cooked a day in advance, if desired), 1 tablespoon plus one-half cup dark soy sauce, 1/4 cup light soy sauce, 4 cups cold water, and more.

Yes, Red-Cooked Duck falls under the General category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Red-Cooked Duck

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