Steamed Duck With Pineapple And Preserved Ginger Recipes

SPICY STIR-FRY DUCK WITH WHITE PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Begin by making the brine. Combine all of the ingredients in a large pot. Warm slightly so salt and sugar dissolve. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Add the duck breasts and marinate in brine, in the refrigerator, for 24 hours.
• Once the duck is ready, cut the breasts into julienne strips and saute in a large skillet or wok in olive oil. Add the Tequila and saute for a few minutes. Add all of the julienne cut vegetables, chili sauce and garlic except for the pineapple. Saute vegetables for approximately 5 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Cut the pineapple into circles and add last, just before serving.
• Serve stir-fry over pasta or rice.

DUCK WITH HONEY, SOY, AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Use a sharp knife to score across the duck breasts 4 times through the skin and fat but just barely to the meat. Rub the skin with salt, cayenne, and black pepper.
• Preheat an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Lay the breasts in the skillet skin-side down and fry until the skin is brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Use a spoon to carefully discard any excess fat from the bottom of the skillet. Turn the breasts over and cook for 1 minute.
• Place the skillet into the preheated oven and roast until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the breasts reach 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) for well done, or the breasts reach desired doneness.
• Remove the duck breasts from the skillet and cover with foil. Set aside to rest. Pour off excess fat from the skillet. Place the stock, honey, soy sauce, rice wine, ginger, tomato sauce, chili powder, and lime juice in the skillet. Whisk the sauce over high heat, bring to a boil and cook until the sauce thickens, about 2 minutes. Slice the duck breasts thinly, arrange on serving plates, and pour the sauce over the top.

SEARED DUCK BREAST WITH GINGER

Steps:

• With the point of a knife, score the skin side of the duck breasts in crosshatch pattern, being careful not to pierce the flesh of the meat.
• Season the duck breasts with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan over medium heat for 2 minutes before adding the breasts, skin side down. Cook over medium to low heat for approximately 6 minutes to 8 minutes to render the fat.
• Before turning the breasts over, carefully remove the excess fat from the saute pan. Turn the breasts over and saute the flesh side for 3 to 4 minutes before removing the duck breasts from the pan.
• Add the shallots to the pan in which the duck breasts were cooked and return to the heat. Saute the shallots briefly before adding the ginger, add the honey and mirin, stir to combine and add the hot broth. Reduce to a simmer and cook until half the liquid has evaporated. Add the soy and cabbage and cook for 2 minutes before adding the scallions, stir, and remove from the heat.
• The breasts have rested for several minutes and should now be medium rare. They can be sliced lengthwise or crosswise and several slices placed on each plate. Quickly reheat the sauce, if necessary, and drizzle some around the duck breasts.

STEAMED DUCK WITH HAM AND LEEKS

Steps:

• 1. Wipe duck with a damp cloth. Place in a pan with cold water to cover and bring to a boil then simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Drain, reserving duck stock. 2. Let bird coo1. Cut meat away from bones in 1- by 2-inch rectangles. Cut smoked ham in similar-size pieces. 3. Cut off long, green, flexible leaves of leeks. With each leaf, tie together one piece of duck and ham, then place in a heatproof bowl. 4. Skim off fat from duck stock. Mince ginger root and combine with stock, sherry, soy sauce and salt. Mix well. Pour over duck-ham bundles. 5. Steam by the bowl-in-a-pot method until duck is tender (about 1 hour). See HOW-TO, _Steaming. NOTE: This dish is also known as Jade Belt Duck. VARIATION: * Omit the leeks. Arrange the duck and ham rectangles crosswise in alternating layers in the heatproof bowl and top with 6 canned mushrooms or slice ham very thin and wrap each slice around one piece of duck. Steam as above. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

STEAMED DUCK

Steps:

• Place duck in a deep-sided heatproof dish to collect juices as the duck will release a large amount of fat and moisture during the steaming process.
• Place vegetables (onions - ginger root) inside the duck.
• Place a small plate that fits into steamer (with a 1-inch clearance) for steam to circulate. Spray plate with Pam and place duck on plate in steamer (you may need to cut duck into quarters to fit).
• Place a lot of water into bottom of steamer, bring it to a boil and steam duck for about 1 1/2 hours or until it reaches 180-degrees F using a meat therometer. (While duck is steaming check water in steamer as you may need to add more water during the cooking process).
• Preheat oven to 450-degrees F.
• Remove duck from steamer.
• Heat soy suce and honey together and then brush over duck.
• Roast duck for 20-30 minutes or until skin is brown and crisp.
• Cut into serving pieces to serve.

DUCK WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Rinse duck and place on rack in baking pan.
• Combine 1/2 cup water, 3 tablespoons each of the sherry, vinegar, soy sauce, and barbecue sauce, and the 1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder.
• Pour mixture over duck.
• Roast duck uncovered in preheated 425ºF oven, basting and turning frequently, until light brown, about 20 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350ºF and roast duck, basting and turning frequently, 1 hour longer.
• Remove duck from oven.
• Cool completely.
• Cut duck in half.
• Remove and discard backbone.
• Cut duck into small serving-size pieces.
• Remove top leaves and all skin from pineapple.
• Cut pineapple into quarters.
• Cut out and discard core.
• Cut pineapple quarters crosswise into 1/4-inch slices.
• Cut onions into thin diagonal slices.
• Heat oil in wok over high heat.
• Stir-fry ginger and garlic in the oil 1 minute.
• Add duck and stir-fry until duck is hot throughout, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Combine remaining 3/4 cup water, 3 tablespoons sherry, 1 1/2 tablespoons each vinegar and soy sauce, 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce and the cornstarch.
• Pour mixture over duck.
• Cook and stir until liquid boils.
• Add pineapple and onions.
• Cook and stir until pineapple is hot, about 2 minutes longer.
• Garnish with Green Onion Curls.

STEAMED AND CRISPED DUCK

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all ingredients except duck. Rub mixture on duck, inside and out. Put duck in dish, breast side down. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, take duck out of refrigerator, and let it warm to room temperature. Place duck on steamer tray or rack small enough to fit into a wok. Fill wok with water up to bottom edge of tray; bring to boil. Place tray over boiling water, cover with lid or foil and steam duck over high heat until extremely tender, for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Replenish boiling water when necessary.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Transfer duck to cutting board, and let cool. Quarter the duck. Heat large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add duck pieces, skin side down; saute until skin begins to sizzle and brown, for about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low, and crisp skin for 5 to 7 minutes. Turn and brown other side. Turn again, cover and cook in oven until heated through, for about 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer pieces to platter; serve.

STEAMED FLAN WITH GINGER

Steps:

• In the stove-proof baking pan, combine the sugar, ginger, and ⅓ cup (80 ml) of water, and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Bring the mixture to a roiling boil over high heat, then lower the heat and simmer, constantly and very carefully stirring the mixture or swirling the pan. (Use an oven mitt or tongs to hold the side of the pan and swirl slowly.)
• After about 5 minutes, the mixture will foam, then turn a mahogany brown and begin to thicken. Keep gently stirring or swirling just until the mixture is deep brown, thick, and gooey, 2 to 3 minutes more, being careful not to burn the caramel. Remove from the heat immediately and let cool slightly, making sure the ginger is evenly scattered across the bottom of the pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until uniformly yellow, with no whites visible. Continue whisking while slowly adding the condensed milk. When the mixture is thoroughly combined, repeat with 2½ cans of water (measuring the water in the can will help dislodge any milk stuck to the sides), then set the custard aside.
• If using a steamer, add enough water so that it almost reaches the rack. If using a wok or pot, put the cup or trivet in the bottom and add enough water so it almost reaches the top of the cup or trivet. Carefully put the pan with the caramel on the steamer rack or on top of the cup or trivet. Slowly pour the condensed milk mixture over the caramel, then cover the steamer or wok. Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
• When the water comes to a boil (look for steam coming out from under the lid or quickly lift the lid to check), lower the heat so the water simmers. Cook the flan until the edges are set and starting to bubble, and the middle is jiggly, 5 to 6 minutes. You can insert a chopstick or cake tester into the center of the flan to double- check its doneness; it should come out clean.
• Carefully remove the pan from the steamer or wok and let it cool. Cover the pan and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight. To serve, run a knife around the flan; firmly hold a round, rimmed platter or pie dish against the top of the pan; and flip the pan over to invert the flan onto the platter. Slice into wedges and serve with the caramel sauce spooned over the top.

SLOW-ROASTED DUCK WITH PEPPERED PINEAPPLE CHUTNEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• Rinse duck, pat it dry and pull any excess fat away from cavity. Using a skewer or sharp fork, prick skin all over, piercing it horizontally to penetrate into the layer of fat, not the flesh. Halve two lemons, and place them in cavity along with anise, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Put duck on a V-shaped roasting rack placed in a roasting pan. Place it in oven, and pour about an inch of water in pan. Roast for 8 hours.
• Raise the oven temperature to 425 degrees, and roast about 20 minutes longer, just until the skin is crisp and brown.
• While duck is roasting, place pineapple in a heavy saucepan. Add the juice and grated rind of the remaining lemon, along with the onion, vinegar, sugar and crushed peppercorns. Bring to a boil, and cook over medium-high heat for 20 to 25 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is thick. Adjust the amount of sugar to taste. The chutney should be somewhat tart. It can be made either shortly before the duck has finished roasting or earlier in the day and refrigerated, then rewarmed for serving.
• Remove chutney from heat, and transfer to a serving dish.
• Remove duck from oven. Cut it in sections, and arrange on a platter. Serve with warm chutney.

STEAMED DUCK WITH PINEAPPLE AND PRESERVED GINGER

Steps:

• 1. Wipe duck with a damp cloth. Place in a large heatproof bowl and steam by the bowl-in-a-pot method until duck is tender (about 2 hours). See HOW-TO, _Steaming. 2. Remove bird and let cool slightly. With a sharp knife, make an incision along breast bone then remove breast meat, one half at a time. Strip off skin and cut meat in 1/2-inch slices. Arrange on a serving platter. Keep warm. 3. Drain canned pineapple, pouring the juice into a saucepan. Add preserved ginger syrup and salt to juice and heat slowly. Meanwhile, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste then stir in to thicken. 4. Cut each pineapple slice in 4 pieces and slice preserved ginger arrange over duck. Pour heated sauce over and serve. NOTE: The remainder of the duck is generally reserved for other dishes, but the whole duck can be used if it's chopped, bones and all, in bite-size pieces. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.