Peking duck (simple recipe)
Description
The recipe won't take much time. To make the duck meat tasty and tender, be sure to marinate it in advance, leaving it for at least 3–5 hours at room temperature or longer in the refrigerator. Before roasting, make sure to bring the meat to room temperature. Use any marinade according to your taste. Peking duck is traditionally served with pancakes, vegetables, and sauces. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the listed ingredients. Optionally, you can make pancakes while baking the duck. Be sure to cut the duck into pieces; this will help it cook faster. Cooking time depends on the bird's weight: 1 kg of duck requires 1 hour of baking in a preheated oven.
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Step 2
Pour soy sauce into a bowl or salad bowl and add flower honey. The honey must be liquid. If it has crystallized, melt it in a microwave or over a water bath.
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Step 3
Add ground black pepper and pour in lime or lemon juice. Peel the garlic cloves and a small piece of ginger root, finely chop them or press through a garlic press. At this stage, you can also add other spices, seasonings, or sauces. Thoroughly mix the marinade.
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Step 4
Rinse the duck pieces and pat them dry with paper towels. Place them in the marinade and rub the marinade all over from all sides. Let the duck marinate for at least 3 hours, or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator. Then preheat the oven, transfer the duck pieces into a roasting bag together with the marinade, and bake at 200°C for about 1 hour.
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Step 5
If you decide to make pancakes, beat 2 chicken eggs with 2 pinches of salt and 100 ml of water in a salad bowl, bowl, or small dish.
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Step 6
Add 3 tbsp of wheat flour and thoroughly mix it into the batter. The pancake egg batter is ready—now you can fry the egg pancakes.
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Step 7
Preheat the pan, grease it with oil, and pour in some of the batter. Cook for 1-2 minutes on one side, then flip to the other side. Transfer the cooked pancake to a plate and cook the remaining pancakes in the same way.
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Step 8
By this time, the duck will be perfectly cooked. To give it a golden crust, carefully cut open the roasting bag, taking care not to burn yourself with the steam, and bake the duck for another 5-10 minutes until it develops a golden crust.
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Step 9
Place boiled or fried vegetables, a couple of egg pancakes, and the crispy duck pieces on a plate. Serve the dish hot. Enjoy your meal!