Ingredients
- 500g Water
- 250g Duck fat
- 2 Cinnamon sticks
- 3 cloves Star anise
- 1 Zest of Orange
- 2 tsp Chinese five spice
- 2 Duck legs
Aromatic Shredded Duck
| Serves: 4 | Cuisine: Chinese | Recipe course: Starters | Machine: Cooking Machine | Difficulty: 2 | Total time (min.): 140 |
This Aromatic Shredded Duck recipe is a simplified version of the traditional Peking Duck dish. One of the most symbolic dishes of Chinese Cuisine, Peking Duck is a delicacy named after the city where it was invented several hundred years ago (Peking is an older variation of the word Beijing). It’s a dish consisting of several elements: shredded pieces of crispy roast duck, topped with sliced vegetables and hoisin sauce, all rolled in a thin pancake. It is a classic appetiser and a popular choice for a Chinese New Year feast.
Tools
- Cooking Chef XL
- Stir Tool
- Baking tray, medium
Method
Step 1
- Grease a baking tray and line with parchment paper
- Fit the Stir Tool
- Add water, duck fat, cinnamon, anise, orange zest, and Chinese five spice into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
- Cook - 4 minutes, 110ºC, speed Stir 1
- Add duck legs into the appliance bowl
- Tip: Make sure they are fully submerged in marinade
- Tip: Add more water if needed
- Cook – 2 hours, 95ºC, speed Off
- Removed the cooked duck legs and place them onto a prepared baking tray
Step 2
- Preheat the oven to 220ºC
- Place the duck legs in the oven
- Bake until skin is crispy – 10 minutes, 220ºC
- Carefully remove the tray from the oven
- Use two forks to shred the meat off the leg bone and place the meat onto a serving plate
To Serve
- Serve with pancakes, vegetables, and hoisin sauce (optional)