This is the duck with a shining reddish-brown skin seen hanging in the windows of a good Cantonese restaurant.
Ingredients
Ingredient
Quantity
Calories
Fat
Cholestrol
Duck
3 pound
2735.16
152.4
121.11
Five Spice Powder
2 tablespoon
0
Anise
1 few
3.3
0.14
Anise Powder
1 teaspoon
0.69
0.33
Sugar
1 teaspoon
30.96
Honey
1 teaspoon
21.28
Water
5 teaspoon
0
2791.39
152.87
121.11
Preparation Method
1
Prepare the Duck by cutting off the flights and removing the Oil sac under the tail.
2
Mix the Five Spice Powder, Salt, star Anise and Sugar together and place inside the Duck. Sew the vent up very securely.
3
Pour a kettle of Boiling Water over the Duck, then dry it.
4
BOil the 5 tsps Water with the maltose to make a thin syrup. Paint the outside of the Duck with the syrup. Hang the Duck in airy place for 4 to 6 hours. The Duck does not need sun, only wind.
5
When the Duck is dry, hang it in a hot oven (400°F, gas 6) with a drip tray underneath for 15 minutes.
6
Then reduce the oven temperature to 375°F, Gas
7
Continue cooking for another 45 to 60 minutes, depending on the size of the bird. (Allow 15 minutes per 1 lb and 15 minutes extra.)
8
Leave the Duck to cold before serving, and carve it. This Duck can be served as one dish in a family meal; alternatively a few pieces of Duck on a bowl of hot Rice makes a light lunch or snack.