Get the full recipe and pictures: http://yummyeasycooking.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/how-to-make-crispy-roast-duck.html The most famous dish in restaurant is Crispy roast duck traditionally served with pancakes, and spring onions for brushing on the hoisin sauce. My favourite way, as an appetizer, mouth watering to serve them with rice or noodles and dipping sauces. Ingredients (A) Gressingham Whole Duck 2.4kg Ingredients (B) For Marinade: 3 tbsp Hoisin Sauce Dried Angelica Ginger slices Bay leaves Anise stars Dried Mandarin Peel 1 tbsp Ginger ground 1 tbsp Cinnamon ground 1 tbsp Chinese five spice 1 tbsp Garlic powder 2 tbsp Dark or Light soy sauce Ingredients (C) For Boiling 8 cups Water Ginger Slices Bay leaves Anise stars Dried Mandarin Peel 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce 1 ½ cup Vinegar ½ cup Golden syrup Ingredients (D) For Dipping sauces 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder 2 tsp Light soy sauce 1 tsp Dark soy sauce 1 tsp Sesame oil 1 tsp Oyster sauce 2 tsp Golden syrup or Honey 2 tsp Sweet rice wine or (sherry wine) 2 tsp Hoisin sauce 3 tsp Toasted sesame seeds Total Time: 2 days PLEASE NOTE: # This is my way of the whole process How to make Crispy Roast Duck | Instruction Video and It's one of my absolute favourite roast duck recipe. OMG! It's tasty, sweet, crispy, I swear! # If you want to make your ''Real Peking duck'' at home, you can follow this video step by step and learn the skills. # but you supposed to blow air between the skin and the meat before roasting. when you've done properly, there is virtually no fat and oily under the skin. Method: 1. Wash the ducks inside and out with cold water, drain and pat dry with kitchen paper. 2. In a small bowl, Mix together Ingredients (B) For Marinade: 3 tbsp Hoisin Sauce, Dried Angelica Ginger slices, Bay leaves, Anise stars, Dried Mandarin Peel, 1 tbsp Ginger ground 1 tbsp Cinnamon ground, 1 tbsp Chinese five spice or Mixed spice, 1 tbsp Garlic powder, 2 tbsp Dark or Light soy sauce 3. Use a spoon to spread the mixtures over the inside of the duck, then close the cavities with wooden skewers, or sew the duck securely closed and set aside. 4. In a large pot and add water, bring to a boil about 15 minutes. Add the Ingredients (C) For Boiling: 8 cups Water, Ginger Slices, Bay leaves Anise stars, Dried Mandarin Peel, 1 tbsp Hoisin sauce 1 ½ Vinegar, and ½ cup Golden syrup. Carefully pour a jug of boiling water over the duck to rinse, about 10 -15 times. See video: The duck's skin is opens up the pores. (This is important step to make for extra crispy) 5. Air dry the whole duck openly and or you can uncovered to place in the fridge for overnight or more than 24 hours. 6. Preheat oven to 230 °c degrees Baking steps: Wrap the duck in aluminum foil, # Do not allow it to burn. Bake the whole duck on both sides for 1 hour 35 minutes, or until the skin is crisp, and golden brown. Take out from oven and Place them on a chopping board. Let it cool, Carve and Slice! For the dipping sauce: Please see Ingredients (D) Directions: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and you desire to adjust yourself. 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder 2 tsp Light soy sauce 1 tsp Dark soy sauce 1 tsp Sesame oil 1 tsp Oyster sauce 2 tsp Golden syrup or Honey 2 tsp Sweet rice wine or (sherry wine) 2 tsp Hoisin sauce 3 tsp Toasted sesame seeds Good Luck, Everyone! Happy Baking! Yummy treats from Josephine's recipes The Home of Fresh and Yummy Easy Cooking Let's Connect :) http://josephinerecipes.co.uk # If you have recreated any of my recipes, you can send me some pictures to [email protected] This is a music license (Inspire Acoustic) agreement Capo Productions.