Red Roast Duck with Bok Choy Fondue
- 1 bottle red wine
- 2 cups shaohsing wine, may substitute with 1 cup dry sherry
- 4 cups thin soy sauce
- 4 cups of water, or enough to cover duck
- 1 large whole duck, head off, eviscerated
- 2 boxes of Chinese rock sugar or 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 large piece ginger sliced
- 1 head of garlic, sliced in half
- 2 bunch scallions
- 2 star anise
- 2 Thai bird chiles
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 8 bok choy, halved, decored and cleaned
- Sliced scallions, for garnish
- Put all liquid ingredients and sugar in a tall stock pot and bring to boil.
- Add duck and reduce heat.
- When boiling again, turn down to a simmer and skim.
- Add the rest of the remaining ingredients, except bok choy.
- Taste for seasoning.
- It should have an inherent sweetness to the liquid.
- If not, add more brown sugar.
- Simmer slowly for 2 to 3 hours, or until duck is very soft.
- For the last 10 minutes of cooking, add the bok choy.
- Carefully remove duck and bok choy.
- Strain the liquid and reduce until a light syrup is achieved.
- Glaze duck and garnish with sliced scallions.
red wine, shaohsing wine, soy sauce, water, sugar, ginger, garlic, scallions, anise, bird chiles, cinnamon sticks, choy, scallions
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/red-roast-duck-with-bok-choy-fondue-recipe.html (may not work)