[ Prep Time: 5 min | Cooking Time: 50 min | Serving: 4 ]
Braised duck with plum sauce is a traditional Cantonese dish. The use of plum sauce simplifies the ingredients required, and this recipe is easy and quick. The braised duck meat is tender and super tasty!
Ingredients
900 g Duck Legs
10 g Sliced Ginger
1 Tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
1 Dried Tangerine Peel
Sauce Mix
500 mL Water
100 g Plum Sauce
2 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
Method
1. Soak dried tangerine peel (1 pc) in water for 30 min until soft and then scrape off the white inner side of the rinds.
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2. Prepare the sauce mix by combining the plum sauce (100 g), oyster sauce (2 tbsp), light soy sauce (2 tbsp), and water (500 mL).
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3. Rub the duck legs (900 g) with dark soy sauce (1 tbsp).
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4. Pan fry the duck legs skin side down over medium heat to render the duck fat out for 2 min.
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5. Turn the duck legs over, add ginger slices (10 g) and tangerine peel, and pan-fry over medium heat for another 2 min.
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6. Add the sauce mix, cover, and simmer over medium heat for 40 until the sauce has thickened.
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