Simmered Roast Duck Ii Recipes

WHITE-SIMMERED ROAST DUCK

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wipe duck with a damp cloth, then dry well with paper toweling. Truss duck (see HOW-TO, _Poultry: To truss). 2. Place duck on a rack over a drip pan containing several inches of water. Roast until lightly browned (about 20 minutes). 3. Transfer duck to a heavy pan. Mince ginger root and add with water and salt. Bring to a boil then simmer, covered, 1 hour. (If duck becomes too dry, add more boiling water.) Skim off fat. 4. Cut Chinese cabbage stems in 2-inch pieces. Place on top of duck and simmer 1 hour more. NOTE: If the dish is prepared through step 3, then refrigerated, the fat will congeal and can be removed easily. The duck is then reheated and the cabbage added as in step 4. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

WHITE-SIMMERED DUCK II

Steps:

• 1. Wipe duck inside and out with a damp cloth. Rub sherry into its skin, then salt and ground star anise. Let stand 1 hour. 2. Cut scallion stalk in 2 or 3 sections and slice ginger root put inside duck cavity. Place bird in a large heavy pan and add remaining sherry. Bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, 2 hours. 3. Drain and let cool then refrigerate. Chop duck, bones and all, in bite-size pieces. Trim roots off remaining scallions and use whole as a garnish. Serve cold. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

EASY ROAST DUCK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Remove giblets and neck from duck cavity and discard or reserve for another use. Cut off excess fat from duck cavity.
• Place duck, breast side down (wings up), on a rack in a roasting pan; add water to come just below the rack. Sprinkle duck with pepper and brush with a little soy sauce.
• Roast 30 minutes, undisturbed. Prick the back all over with point of a sharp knife, then flip bird onto its back. Sprinkle with pepper and brush with soy sauce again. Add a little more water to the pan if the juices are spattering (carefully--you don't want to get water on the duck).
• Roast 20 minutes, then prick the breast all over , and brush with soy sauce. Roast 10 minutes; brush with soy sauce. Roast 5 or 10 minutes more if necessary, or until duck is a glorious brown all over and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh measures at least 155 degrees. Let rest 5 minutes before carving and serving.

SIMMERED DUCK WITH CABBAGE & POTATO

Steps:

• Heat a small saucepan (one with a lid) on a medium heat. Season the breast, lay it skin side down in the pan and reduce the heat to the lowest it will go. Leave to sizzle for about 15 minutes, uncovered, until the skin is golden and crisp and has rendered most of its fat. Don't shake the pan or move the duck.
• Remove the duck (the meat side will be raw). Pour out just over half the fat (save it for frying vegetables another time) and turn up the heat slightly. Add the bacon and fry for 2-3 minutes until starting to crisp. Add the potato, cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potato looks sticky and has just started to brown at the edges.
• Tip in the cabbage and stir until glossy, then pour in the stock. Nestle the duck, skin side up, among the cabbage and potato and cover the pan. Simmer gently for 10 minutes until the veg is tender and the duck cooked. Remove the duck from the pan and stir in the parsley and garlic. To serve, spoon the veg, bacon and juice on to a plate and sit the duck on top. Pour a glass of wine and enjoy the flavours of autumn.

SIMMERED ROAST DUCK II

Steps:

• 1. Wipe duck inside and out with a damp cloth. Place in a large heavy pan. Cut scallions in 2-inch sections slice ginger root and divide in two parts. Place half at bottom of pan, half in duck cavity. 2. Add to pan ground anise, sugar, sherry, soy sauce and water. Bring to a boil. Then simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours, turning duck 2 or 3 times. (Be careful not to puncture skin.) 3. Drain duck, reserving liquid. Let bird dry on a rack in a cool, airy place about 5 hours. 4. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place duck, breast-side down, on a rack over a drip pan containing several inches of water. Roast 15 minutes. Turn bird over and roast until crisp and golden (about 10 minutes more). 5. Let cool slightly then carve, so each slice has some crisp skin. Reheat reserved liquid and pour over. Serve duck hot with a dip dish of hoisin sauce. NOTE: Because of its crisp skin, this dish is sometimes called "Pseudo Peking Duck." The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

SLOW ROAST HONEY & SESAME DUCK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Score the duck breast skin with a sharp knife. This helps release excess fat from the skin as the bird roasts. Season the duck with the sea salt and pepper, then sit it on a rack set in a roasting tray and roast for 1½ hrs. Remove the bird from the oven and pour off the excess fat collected in the tray.
• Return the duck to the roasting tray, then spoon 3 tbsp of the honey over to cover the breasts and legs. Roast the duck for a further hr, basting with the honey every 10-15 mins. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top during the final 10 mins of roasting.
• Once cooked, remove duck from the roasting tray, and allow it to rest for 10-15 mins. Spoon the remaining tbsp of honey over the duck as it rests.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Pour off any excess fat from the roasting tin, leaving behind a couple of tbsp of the honey and duck juices. Heat the roasting tray on top of the stove. Once the contents sizzle and become well caramelised, pour in the red wine, then boil for a few mins to reduce by about a third. Pour in the chicken stock (or water and stock cube), then simmer for several mins, also allowing it to slightly reduce to strengthen the flavour. Finish off the sauce (which is quite loose) with the knob of butter (for thicker gravy see 'Try' below). Season with salt and pepper and strain through a fine sieve, if you like.
• Now finsih it in style: Gary say's: I prefer to serve just the half duck on the plate. To do this, remove the duck breasts and legs from the breast bone by cutting either side of the breast bone, following its natural line. Drizzle any excess honey juices over and offer all accompaniments separately.

SIMMERED ROAST DUCK I

Steps:

• 1. Wipe duck with a damp cloth and place in a pan. Add sherry and salt bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Drain duck, reserving liquid, and rub with soy sauce. 3. Place bird on a rack over a drip pan containing several inches of water. Roast 1 hour, basting at 20-minute intervals with reserved liquid. (Add more water to drip pan as it evaporates.) VARIATION: * In step 2, mix the soy sauce with 1 tablespoon honey then thin slightly with water before rubbing over duck. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

SIMMERED DEEP-FRIED DUCK

Steps:

• 1. Wipe duck inside and out with a damp cloth. Disjoint and place in a heavy pan with cold water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, 40 minutes. 2. Meanwhile blanch, toast and sliver almonds. Drain canned mushrooms. Shred lettuce and arrange on a serving platter. 3. Drain duck, reserving liquid. Let bird cool slightly then bone and cut meat in 1/2-inch squares, each with some skin. Skim fat off duck liquid. 4. Beat eggs lightly. Mix to a smooth batter with cornstarch, water, salt and pepper. Dip duck squares in batter to coat. 5. Heat oil. Add coated duck squares, a few at a time, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. Arrange on lettuce bed. 6. Reheat duck broth. Add canned mushrooms and remaining salt and pepper. Meanwhile blend remaining cornstarch and cold water to a paste, then stir in to thicken. Pour sauce over duck squares and serve, garnished with almonds. VARIATION: * Leave the duck whole. In step 1, add to pan 1/2 tablespoon salt 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1 scallion 2 slices fresh ginger root 1 garlic clove, crushed and 2 cloves star anise. Simmer 1 1/2 hours. Drain and cool then chop bird, bones and all, in 2-inch sections. Dry and deep-fry without batter. Serve hot with a pepper-salt mix (see Seasonings and Sauces, Basic Pepper-Salt Mix). The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.