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Hoisin Style Duck

Hoisin Style whole Duck recipe

A whole Duck is clearly a budget buster for us. But this had been dropped and the packaging was split. So £2.49 with the dreaded Yellow Sticker saw me skipping home. OK perhaps not actually skipping……

We made a Plum and Ginger Chutney a few months ago which has been sat in the cupboard and made a good foundation for the Hoisin style sauce. ( http://www.eatwellonuc.org.uk/index.php/recipes/336-plum-ginger-chutney )

Obviously you can but ‘Real’ Hoisin Sauce!

The original Chutney had the following ingredients:-

1 Hand of Ginger
1Kg  of Plums
2 large cloves of Garlic
A handful of fresh Coriander, chopped
2 Red Onions, chopped
6 Birds Eye Chillies
1 bunch of fries Chives
1 tsp Turmeric
White distilled Vinegar
4 tbst Sugar
Salt
Oil

Sue added the following:-

Five Spice
Star Anise
Soy Sauce
Honey
Black Bean Sauce

Method:-

(1) In a pan heat all the sauce ingredients.
(2) Allow to cool and then pasty half of the sauce over the Duck and place in the fridge covered for a few hours.
(3) Heat the oven to 160c.
(4) Cover the Duck in foil and cook for an hour covered.
(5) Remove the foil and spoon the sauce over the Duck and cook for a further 30 to 40 minutes.
(6) Reheat the remaining sauce in a pan and add the cooking juices from the Duck.
(7) Portion and serve the Duck and point the sauce from the pan over.

Served with stir-fried vegetables, boiled Rice and fried Pak Choi this was really good and actually under budget!
 

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Mackerel & Chickpea Risotto recipeAnother of our little finds in the local Polish Deli. 300g tins of Mackerel in Tomato sauce at £0.99. It's fair to say Sue did look a little sceptical when I appeared with it and it has sat lonely in the cupboard for a couple of weeks. But try this concoction, it's actually really good!
 
Ingredients:-
 
1 large tin of Mackerel in Tomato sauce
Salt & Pepper
Chilli flakes
Cuppa soup mix (We used Szechuan, as it Gluten free)
8 button Mushrooms, quartered
3 mixed thin peppers (Or one bell pepper if you prefer a milder taste), sliced
3 cloves of Garlic, grated
8 cherry Tomatoes, halved
Grated Italian style cheese
Kale (Savoy Cabbage will work, or any similar greens to add a bit of colour), sliced
Cheddar Cheese, grated
Rice (We used Basmati, but really it should
Oil to fry
 
Method:-
 
(1) Fry the Rice, Chilli flakes, Salt & Pepper for 5 minutes.
(2) Boil a pan of water.
(3) Slowly add the water and simmer. Try not to stir too much at this stage at you don't want to release too much starch from the Rice.
(4) Add the Garlic.
(5) Add the remaining ingredients excluding the Cheese.
(6) Simmer for a further 20 minutes.
(7) Add Cheddar Cheese, stir in to melt.
(8) Serve with the Italian style Cheese sprinkled over the top.

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