Crispy Aromatic Duck with Pancakes

Name: Crispy Aromatic Duck with Pancakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1.8kg Duck, whole duck; 2 tsp Chinese five spice; 1 tsp salt; 6 tbsp hoisin sauce; 1 cucumber, cut into matchsticks; 6 spring onion, cut into strips; 20g ginger, cut into matchsticks; 16 Pancakes, Chinese-style pancakes

Crispy aromatic duck with warm pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and hoisin sauce for an easy Chinese-style sharing dinner.

140 mins Serves 4Oven

Ingredients ↓Method ↓

Method

20 mins prep120 mins cook140 mins total

Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan. Pat the duck dry, prick the skin and rub with salt and Chinese five spice.
Roast breast-side up for 20 minutes, then reduce the oven to 180°C/160°C fan and roast for 1 hour 30 minutes, draining the fat once.
Increase the oven to 220°C/200°C fan for 10 minutes to crisp the skin. Rest the duck for 15 minutes, then pull the meat and skin into bite-sized pieces.
Warm the pancakes according to the packet instructions. Serve with hoisin sauce, cucumber, spring onion and ginger.

Notes

Warm the pancakes just before serving and shred the duck while it is still hot enough to pull easily.

About this recipe

This crispy aromatic duck is a practical home version of a favourite sharing dish. The duck is roasted until the skin is crisp, then pulled and served with warm pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and hoisin sauce.

Keep the accompaniments fresh and simple. The contrast between crisp duck, soft pancakes and cool cucumber is what makes the dish work.