Chinese Chicken Recipes - Duck with Ham and Leeks Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 duck

• 450 g/1lb smoked ham

• 2 leeks

• 2 slices ginger root, minced

• 45 ml/3 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

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Method:

1. Place the duck in a pan and just cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes.

2. Drain and reserve 450 ml/2 cups of stock. Let the duck cool slightly then cut the meat from the bones and cut it into 5 cm/2 in squares.

3. Cut the ham into similar pieces. Cut off long pieces of leek and roll a slice of duck and ham inside the leaf and tie with string. Place in a heatproof bowl.

4. Add the ginger, wine or sherry, soy sauce and salt to the reserved stock and pour it over the duck rolls.

5. Place the bowl in a pan filled with water to come two-thirds of the way up the sides of the bowl.

6. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 1 hour until the duck is tender.