Chinese Chicken Recipes - Savory Duck Recipe

Ingredients

• 45 ml/3 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 4 duck breasts

• 3 spring onions, sliced

• 2 doves garlic, crushed

• 1 slice ginger root, chopped

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup soy sauce

• 30 ml/2 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 30 ml/2 tbsp brown sugar

• 5 ml/1 tsp salt

• 450 ml/2 cups water

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

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Method:

1. Heat the oil and fry the duck breasts until golden brown. Add the spring onions, garlic and ginger and fry for 2 minutes.

2. Add the soy sauce, wine or sherry, sugar and salt and mix well. Add the water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours until the meat is very tender.

3. Mix the corn-flour with a little water then stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, until the sauce thickens.