Preparation time: 1 hr
Cooking time: 60-70 min
Serves: 2
Discover how to prepare delicious homemade Chinese air-dried duck, a traditional and aromatic dish. This recipe guides you through the unique air-drying process, followed by roasting with a flavorful five-spice, honey, soy sauce, and rice vinegar glaze, resulting in a tender and succulent duck.
Trim duck wings and feet. Hang duck in a well-ventilated room temperature place for four hours. Combine the broth ingredients in pot and bring to a boil. Blanch whole duck in broth by hanging over boiling liquid and scoop broth over duck. Let duck hang again for six hours until skin is completely dry and soft to the touch.
Stuff duck with ginger coins, mango, salt and black pepper. Skewer duck closed.
Place ducks on a rack directly on the oven shelf. Place a pan with water at the bottom of the oven to catch the drippings. Roast duck in 300ยบ F oven. 30 minutes breast side up. 30 minutes breast side down. 10 minutes breast side up.