Braised Duck

Braised Duck



Recipe from my mum to Jason... Super yummy! Had made it about 3 times and the 3rd time I accidentally "overbraised" it! Just braised for about 45mins to 1 hr and it will be perfect! Enjoy... Not a lot of work... Just the chopping up of the duck!

Ingredients:
-1 Duck
-1/2 Tbsp of Five Spice Powder
-1/2 Tbsp of White Ground Pepper
-2 Tbsp of cooking oil
-1 Tbsp of Soya Bean Paste (Tow Cheo)
-1 Big Clove of Garlic Peeled
-5 to 6 slices of Galangal (Lengkuas)
-4 to 5 Tbsp of Dark Soya Sauce
-1 Tbsp of Sugar
-Salt where required
-Water enough to cover 2/3 of the duck
-3 Star Anise
-3 Cinnamon Stick
-4 Hard Boiled Eggs
-2 Blocks of Tau Kwa(Firm Bean Curd)

Directions:
*Remove the duck head and feet...
1. Rub Duck with Five Spice Powder and Ground Pepper, leave in for about 15mins
2. Heat the cooking oil under small fire
3. Fry Garlic and Galangal till fragrant
4. Add in Tow Cheo, stir fry for about a minute
5. Add in Dark Soya Soy Sauce. You can add more according to your own desire.
6. Add in sugar
7. Add salt as required
8. Put in the duck
9. Add in water till it covers 2/3 of the duck
10. Add in the Star Anise and Cinammon Sticks
11. Increase to Medium fire
12. Bring down to low fire when gravy boils
13. Braised for about 45mins to an hour depending on your flame of fire
14. Flip the duck a few times during the hour

If you wish to add tau kwa and hard-boiled eggs, removed the duck and some of the gravy when cooked. With enough gravy to cover the Tau Kwa and eggs, just leave these whole to simmer until gravy is well soaked and tau kwa and eggs are brown.