Chinese Ducks Recipes - Duck with Almonds Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 small onion

• 2 tablespoons raw leg of duck

• 1 tablespoon canned bamboo shoots

• 1 tablespoon canned water chestnuts

• 1 tablespoon unpeeled cucumber

• 1 tablespoon canned pineapple

• 2 tablespoons almonds

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• 1 teaspoon ginger sherry

• 1/4 pint (U.S. 5/8 cup) chicken stock

• good pinch each salt, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 1/2-1 teaspoon soy sauce

• 1 teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 dessertspoon water

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Method:

1. Roughly chop the onion. Cut the duck meat and bamboo shoots into strips. Slice the water chestnuts and dice the unpeeled cucumber and pineapple.

2. Blanch and roast the almonds or brown them in a little hot peanut oil, moving them about to color them evenly.

3. Heat the oil and fry the onion in it at a high heat for 1 minute, stirring the pieces to cook them evenly. Add the duck and stir for 1 minute.

4. Add the sherry, stock and remaining vegetables, cook rapidly for 2 minutes then add the pineapple, seasonings and soy sauce with a little more stock, if necessary.

5. Stir in the corn-flour, blended with the water, and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Add the almonds, turn all into a heated dish and serve.