Treasured Sesame Oil Duck

Name: Treasured Sesame Oil Duck
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Chinese New Year
Ingredients: 1/2 Duck; 200 g Yam; 360 g Chestnuts; Lettuce; Red Chilli; 200 g Sichuan Preserved Vegetables; Spring Onion; 60 g Ginger; 3 cloves Garlic; 100 ml Hua Tiao Chiew; 20 ml Sesame Oil; 250 ml Cooking Oil; 1 Tbsp White Peppercorn; 2 1/2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce; 1 tsp Dark Soy Sauce; 1 Tbsp Sugar; 600 ml Water

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Level

difficult

Cooking

40 min

Preparation

15 min

Ingredients

Servings

Duck (cut into pieces and seasoned with salt)	¹⁄₂
Yam cut into thin strips	200 g
Chestnuts cooked	360 g
Lettuce for garnish
Red Chilli for garnish
Sichuan Preserved Vegetables chopped	200 g
Spring Onion for garnish
Ginger sliced	60 g
Garlic minced	3 cloves
Hua Tiao Chiew	100 ml
Sesame Oil	20 ml
Cooking Oil	250 ml
White Peppercorn	1 tbsp
Oyster Sauce	2 ¹⁄₂ tbsp
Dark Soy Sauce	1 tsp
Sugar	1 tbsp
Water	600 ml

How to cook

Prepare yam sticks & crispy ginger

Deep fry the yam sticks till crispy. Set aside.
Using sesame oil, fry ginger till crispy. Set crispy ginger aside. Reserve sesame oil for frying duck.

Start cooking

Using a pressure cooker, add reserved sesame oil, then sear the duck to render fat and brown. Remove and set aside.
Remove excess oil. Saute garlic, Sichuan preserved vegetables, white peppercorn, and duck.
Add sugar and oyster sauce. Continue frying for 2 mins.
Deglaze pan with Chinese wine. Add dark soy sauce and water. Bring to a boil.
Cover the pressure cooker and cook for approximately 25 mins (depending on your pressure cooker).
Add chestnuts and bring to a boil.
Layer local lettuce on the plate. Add duck and other ingredients on top.
Garnish with yam fries, crispy ginger, spring onion and red chillies.