Duck pancakes with hoisin sauce recipe
Duck pancakes is a comforting Chinese dish and it's pretty simple to make your own at home.
Ingredients
For the duck- 2 duck legs, around 450g/6oz (we like field&flower)
- 1 tsp Chinese five spice
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp garlic granules
- 2 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 1 x packet of Chinese pancakes (can be found in the fresh aisle of some supermarkets or specialist Asian grocery stores)
- 1 cucumber, cut into matchsticks
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced lenthways
Details
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Recipe Type: Duck
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 10 mins
- Cooking Time: 60 mins
- Serves: 2
Step-by-step
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/356°F/gas mark 4 and remove the duck legs from the fridge about 20 mins before you want to cook them.
- Prick the skin of the duck legs all over with a fork or skewer.
- In a bowl, mix together your five spice, garlic and salt, then rub over the duck legs.
- Place the duck legs in an ovenproof dish and cook for about 60 mins. Leave them in a little longer if they haven’t crisped up enough.
- While the duck is cooking, prepare your cucumber and spring onions.
- Once the duck is cooked, leave it to rest for about 10 mins then shred the meat using two forks or your fingers.
- Serve the shredded duck with the hoisin sauce, pancakes, cucumber and spring onions on the side.
This recipe is courtesy of online butcher, fishmonger and deli field&flower.
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