Five-Spice Braised Duck

Name: Five-Spice Braised Duck
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Cold Dishes
Ingredients: 1 piece Duck; to taste Bay leaf; to taste Star anise; to taste Cinnamon; to taste Xiaohui; to taste Tangerine peel; to taste Sichuan pepper; to taste Salt; to taste Five-spice powder; to taste Black pepper; 300ml Soy sauce; 1/2 bowl dark soy sauce; to taste rock sugar; to taste cooking wine; to taste Water; to taste Ginger slices; 1 piece Garlic; 2 piece dried chili

A whole duck, pre rubbed with spiced salt for a day or two, is poached in a dark aromatic braising liquid until the flesh turns succulent and deeply seasoned.

1 hrNewEasy Cold Dishes Sauce-braise Sauce Flavor

Instructions

1
Rub the duck evenly inside and out with salt, five-spice powder, and pepper powder to absorb the flavors for one to two days (can be stored in the refrigerator).
2
Prepare the spices, ginger, garlic, and rock sugar.
3
Put the whole spices, ginger, garlic, and dried chili into a large pot, pour in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, and rock sugar, then add an appropriate amount of water. Boil for 20 minutes to bring out the aroma.
4
Put the whole duck into the pot and braise it for an hour (adjust the time according to the size of the duck).
5
Flip it several times during cooking to let the duck meat absorb the flavors better.
6
When the time is up, turn off the heat and continue soaking in the pot for half an hour.
7
Scoop out and let cool.
8
Cut pieces and plate them.
9
Finished product.