Easy duck and hoisin pancakes
This Chinese classic is everyone’s favourite when ordering take-out. Making Peking duck however is a really finicky job. Michael Diacono makes this easy recipe that lacks nothing in flavour and can be prepared in less than 15 minutes.
13 May 2016, 12:18pm
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
Rachel Zammit Cutajar
1 min read
Easy duck and hoisin pancakes
Ingredients
- 4 duck breasts, skin removed
- ½ tsp Chinese five spice
- Black pepper
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 100ml hoisin sauce
- 8-10 ready-made Chinese-style pancakes, warmed
- 1 bunch spring onions, cut into matchsticks
- ½ cucumber, halved, seeds removed and cut into matchsticks
Method
- Cut the duck into thin strips and toss in the five spice and pepper.
- Heat the sesame oil in a frying pan or wok and add the duck.
- Stir-fry for 3-4 mins until cooked through,
- Add the hoisin sauce and continue to cook for approx. 1 min, until the duck is thickly coated with the sauce.
- Transfer the duck to a warmed dish.
- Chop the spring onions into matchsticks. Remove the seeds from the cucumber and cut into matchsticks. Arrange on a plate.
- Warm the pancakes and serve separately so that everyone can serve themselves.
This recipe first appeared on Gourmet Today TV, aired on TVM on 13 May, 2016.
Rachel Zammit Cutajar graduated in economics from the University of Malta...
