Roast/Peking Duck

Pancake recipe here

Ingredients:
1 duck
90g maltose
1 tablespoon dark soy
2 tablespoon Chinese 5 spices
1 tablespoon salt

Method:

  1. Using your hands, peel the skin away from the duck meat using a spatula if needed
  2. Heat maltose and soy on stovetop on low until it’s combined
  3. Put duck in the sink with a wire rack and pour boiling water over the duck (and in the cavity too) OR dunk the duck into a pot of boiling water
  4. Pat duck dry with paper towel
  5. Mix five spice and salt and rub into the cavity only
  6. Pour maltose mix over the duck and rub in with your hands
  7. Put it uncovered in a fridge on a wire rack for 24-36 hours. Skin should look like leather
  8. Bake at 240 for 20 minutes until skin is crispy, then drop oven to 180 and bake for 30 more mins
  9. Serve with Pancakes, spring onion, cucumber and hoisin sauce