Chinese Ducks Recipes - Duck with Walnuts Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons shelled walnuts

• 2-3 tablespoons raw leg of duck

• 1 tablespoon unpeeled cucumber

• 1 tablespoon canned bamboo shoots

• 1 tablespoon canned water chestnuts

• 1 small chopped onion

• 2 tablespoons peanut oil

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

• 1 teaspoon ginger sherry

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

• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

• 1 level teaspoon corn-flour

• 1 tablespoon water

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Method:

1. Drop the shelled walnuts into boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Drain, peel, dry thoroughly and set aside. Cut the duck leg diagonally into slices half as large again as the half walnuts.

2. Dice the cucumber, thinly slice the bamboo. shoots and slice the chestnuts more thickly. Set each aside separately.

3. Heat the oil in a frying-pan. Lightly brown the walnuts in it then lift them out. Add the onion and cook for 1 minute, then add the duck and fry for 3 minutes at high heat, tossing and turning the pieces about.

4. Add the cucumber, bamboo shoots and chestnuts in that order and cook for 2 minutes. Add the stock, seasonings soy sauce and cook for 1 minute. Add the walnuts and heat through.

5. Blend the corn-flour with the water, stir it in and cook for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn into a heated dish and serve.