Best Chinese Duck Recipe (Cheap Chinese Cooking) Simple Delicious Beijing Street Duck Recipe 中式街头烤鸭

duck

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than duck.

hoisin sauce

🥗Healthier: plum sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Plum sauce offers a similar sweetness at a lower cost.

Rinse the duck in cold water, including the cavity.

Pat the duck dry with a paper towel.

Hang the duck for 2 hours to dry before putting it in the fridge.

Put the duck in the fridge for 2 days to dry the skin.

Cut ginger into pieces and put it in the cavity of the duck.

Cut the ends off the green onions and stuff them into the cavity of the duck.

Use 4 to 6 star anise and stuff them into the cavity of the duck.

Make a spice rub using 2 tablespoons of fennel, 2 to 6 star anise, less than a teaspoon of Sichuan peppercorn, cinnamon, and cloves.

Grind the spices after heating them in a pan on low to medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

Mix the ground spices with a couple tablespoons of Chinese barbecue sauce.

Stuff the spice mixture into the cavity of the duck.

Seal the cavity with a metal skewer or string.

Rub the duck skin with a couple tablespoons of oil and the spice mix.

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