Name: Peking Duck
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 whole duck, 5 lb; 3 tbsp maltose or honey, for glaze; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp Chinese five-spice; ½ cup hoisin sauce, for serving; 8 scallions, matchsticks; 1 cucumber, matchsticks; 24 Mandarin pancakes

Peking Duck

Legendary Beijing-style roast duck with impossibly crispy skin, hoisin, scallions, and thin pancakes.

Total time

3 hr

Prep

1 hr

Cook

2 hr

Serves

Difficulty

Hard

Per serving

480 kcal

Ingredients

1 whole duck, 5 lb
3 tbsp maltose or honey, for glaze
2 tbsp soy sauce Swap
1 tbsp Chinese five-spice
½ cup hoisin sauce, for serving Swap
8 scallions, matchsticks
1 cucumber, matchsticks
24 Mandarin pancakes

Equipment

roasting rack, baking sheet

Method

Rinse duck, pat dry. Rub with five-spice and soy sauce. Air-dry uncovered in fridge overnight.
Pour boiling water over duck to tighten skin. Brush with thinned maltose.
Roast at 375F 60-75 min, then 425F 15 min until crackling.
Rest 10 min. Carve skin and meat into thin slices.
Serve with pancakes, hoisin, scallions, cucumber. Each person wraps their own.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 480
Protein: 32g
Carbs: 28g
Fat: 26g
Fiber: 1g

Protein 27%Carbs 24%Fat 49%

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

chinese · peking-duck · roast · crispy · special-occasion · beijing

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